1-Preheat your oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F and prepare your baking pan as needed.

2-Mix dry ingredients: Mix dry ingredients like flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt in a bowl.

3-Combine wet ingredients: Combine wet ingredients in another bowl and blend them smoothly.

4-Fold and bake: Fold everything together gently, pour into the pan, and bake for 20-25 minutes.

5-Prepare the frosting: First, beat the softened butter until it’s smooth and creamy. That’s the base for your frosting! Gradually add the powdered sugar and mix it all together thoroughly to get that sweet topping just right.

6-Add milk and vanilla: Next, stir in 2 tablespoons of milk and the vanilla extract into the frosting mixture. Set aside about ¼ cup of this frosting for the laces later. For the rest, mix in the cocoa powder and 1 more tablespoon of milk, then beat until it’s smooth and easy to pipe. If it needs adjusting, add a bit more milk.

7-Prepare piping bags and brownies: Now, transfer that chocolate frosting to a piping bag with a small star tip. Put the reserved white frosting in another piping bag and cut the tip to your preferred thickness. Cut your cooled brownies into squares and trim two opposite corners to make hexagons, or keep them as squares if you like.

8-Decorate the brownies: Pipe the chocolate frosting in a zig-zag pattern to form that football diamond shape. Then, add the white frosting on top to create the laces. Finally, serve them on green candies for a fun “grass” effect if you want to wow your guests!