Happy Birthday Brownies Recipe

Birthday brownies are brownies with an added flair. Items like chocolate chips and sprinkles will turn this dessert into something much more exciting for kids to enjoy. Here’s how to combine another layer to the mix and turn a traditional mix into something with pizzazz.

Who says you have to eat cake on your birthday? I mean, really?! Let’s throw that rule right out the window and offer up these birthday brownies instead. This is a two-step process that offers a fudgy, from-scratch result that will be sure to wow the crowd.

Birthday Cake Browines Ingredients: 

Birthday Layer

• 1/2 cup, 1 stick butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles, plus more for the top

Brownie Layer

• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup flour

How To Decorate Brownies For A Birthday

Step 1 – Preheat oven to 350 and line an 8×8 pan with aluminum foil. Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. 

Step 2 – (Birthday Layer) Melt butter and let cool slightly. Add sugar, vanilla and egg and mix well. Add flour, salt and baking powder and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and sprinkles. 

Step 3 – (Birthday Layer) Divide batter in half and spread a thin layer onto the bottom of the pan with the back of a spoon. Set aside. 

Step 4 – (Brownie Layer) Combine melted butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in a bowl and mix well by hand. Fold in cocoa powder and flour and mix just until combined. Pour batter on top of birthday layer in pan and spread evenly. 

Step 5 – (Brownie Layer) With reserved birthday layer, add dollops of batter and spread on top of the brownie layer.

Step 6 – (Brownie Layer) Sprinkle with additional sprinkles. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until edges are browned and center is set. Cool in pain until ready to serve. Slice into bars and serve. 

Tips and Variations

• If your children like frosting, you could also consider frosting the tops of these happy birthday cake brownies before serving. Just make sure they are completely cooled before serving.
• Serve this brownie birthday cake along a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
• To easily remove the brownies from your pan, be sure to line it first with aluminum foil.

This happy brownie birthday cake idea recipe makes 16 bars.

The next time you have a birthday party, change things up and opt for this special treat. Hope you give this one a shot.

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