Hello everybody! The Fresh Pioneer is here and I've got a sweet dessert I made for the first time back January of 2013 and it's sort of become a favorite in our house. Since we made it recently for Isabel's birthday, I thought I'd bring back the post and celebrate this delicious dish again!
The
Fresh Pioneer is back and Edna has returned from vacation, so we're ready to
make something really tasty.
I love brownies. All brownies. I have never met a brownie I did not love. I don't care if they're skinny, fluffy, cakey, nutty, crumbly, fudgy, edges or middles. I love them all. But what about flavored brownies? How much can you add to a brownie before it loses its 'brownieness'? My daughter wanted to make cream cheese brownies, but with raspberry flavoring.
I love brownies. All brownies. I have never met a brownie I did not love. I don't care if they're skinny, fluffy, cakey, nutty, crumbly, fudgy, edges or middles. I love them all. But what about flavored brownies? How much can you add to a brownie before it loses its 'brownieness'? My daughter wanted to make cream cheese brownies, but with raspberry flavoring.
Ok, raspberry and cream cheese (thinking raspberries over plain cheesecake) I can understand.
And raspberries and chocolate FOR SURE.
But
all three together? Hm.
So, we started with a normal cream cheese swirl recipe.
10 TBS butter softened, mixed with 4 eggs, and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
Melt 8 ounces bittersweet chips. Combine 1/4 c. cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and one cup plus 2 tbs flour.
So, we started with a normal cream cheese swirl recipe.
10 TBS butter softened, mixed with 4 eggs, and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
Melt 8 ounces bittersweet chips. Combine 1/4 c. cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and one cup plus 2 tbs flour.
Edna doing her thang. Check that flour on
her underside. She just does what a gal's gotta do. And when it comes to
brownies, we do we have to.
6 ounces cream cheese softened, add 2 tbs sugar, and 1 tsp raspberry flavoring. After pouring the brownies into the pan, spoon the cream cheese mix over the top and swiiiiirrrrrrlllllll.
6 ounces cream cheese softened, add 2 tbs sugar, and 1 tsp raspberry flavoring. After pouring the brownies into the pan, spoon the cream cheese mix over the top and swiiiiirrrrrrlllllll.
Bake at 350F for 40 minutes. So said the
directions, but these were done sooner. So, check early and often.
My happy child. And since she's a tween,
and soon to be a TEENAGER in a few months, I have to post this other picture I
got. I think we laughed off all the brownie calories. I'll never erase it. I'll
save it forever. Because it says so much about that brownie loving gene I
passed on...
Prepare yourselves...
Ready???
Ok. (And if you don't hear from me again, it's because the almost-teenager has killed me and buried my poor body in the garden.)
Prepare yourselves...
Ready???
Ok. (And if you don't hear from me again, it's because the almost-teenager has killed me and buried my poor body in the garden.)
Isn't that HEELARIOUS?? You put a plate of
brownies in front of me and I look like that, too. When I pushed the button to
check the photo, and this showed up, I laughed so hard I was on my knees in the
kitchen. And she's got a great sense of humor so just MAYBE I'll be forgiven
for posting it.
If not, I bequeath Edna to Kav. They can write children's books together.
Until next time!
If not, I bequeath Edna to Kav. They can write children's books together.
Until next time!
This is the 2014 me again. This child recently turned 14 and we STILL laugh at that picture! She was due on Valentine's Day (actually the feast day of St. Cyril and Methodius, who invented the Russian alphabet) and I was VERRRRRY excited. But she decided to arrive early!
So this St. Valentine's Day bake something delicious, take a silly picture, and treasure the people around you!
Until next week!
