Dystopia

Kuato Lives

1 cup sugar

⅓ cup cocoa powder

⅓ cup all purpose flour

½ teaspoon kosher salt

2 eggs, beaten

1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

½ cup powdered sugar

1 Kuato Lives stencil (how-to follows)

Heat the oven to 350F and grease an 8 x 8 inch baking dish. Whisk the sugar, cocoa powder, flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the eggs, butter and vanilla and stir to combine. Stir in the nuts (if using), and transfer to the baking dish. Bake for about 30 minutes, rotating halfway through baking, until the top just starts to brown. Let cool completely before dusting with powdered sugar.

Place the Kuato Lives stencil on top of the cooled brownies. Use a sifter or shaker to cover the stencil with powdered sugar. Remove the stencil and serve.

How to make a Kuato Lives stencil:

1 sheet of parchment paper

1 pencil

scissors

Cut an 8 x 8 inch square out of the parchment paper and use the pencil to write KUATO LIVES in the center. Use scissors to cut the letters out. Discard the cut out letters except the middle part of the A which you will need for the stencil, and save the rest for the stencil.