Valentine’s Day Pocky Cupid Hearts
How cute are these brownie hearts with Pocky Strawberry as a cupid's arrow! Perfect sweet treats for your sweetie and yourself 😉.
Ingredients
For Brownies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2″ heart cookie cutter
For Buttercream:
- 1 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pink food coloring
For Cupid’s Arrow:
- Pocky Strawberry
- Gummy Hearts
- Candy Hearts
- Toothpick
- Piping bag
- Star piping tip
Instructions
For Brownies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 12×12 pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine melted butter, oil and sugar on medium speed. Whisk until fully combined, about 1- 2 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until full combined, about 1 minute.
- Fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
- Place batter in prepared pan. Smooth into an even layer with a knife or offset spatula.
- Bake for 25-38 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool.
- Once brownies are cool, take them out of the pan and place in the fridge for one hour. (This makes it much easier to cut into shapes!)
- Use cookie cutter to make hearts.
For Buttercream:
- In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, cream butter until it is soft and smooth.
- Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla and mix until light and fluffy.
- Add a few drops of pink food coloring. Mix until you get desired color.
For Cupid’s Arrow:
- Prepare a piping bag with a star tip. Frost brownies as desired.
- Divide Pocky in half.
- Use scissors to cut gummy heart half-way down. Use toothpick to make a hole in the bottom of the gummy heart and place bottom half of the Pocky stick into it.
- Use icing to attach candy heart to the top of the Pocky stick.
- Place sticks into each side of the brownie heart.
*Makes 16 Cupid Brownies
Source: Sprinkles for Breakfast