Goodies

For my brother and sister-in-law's graduation party tonight!

Caramel delite bars, brownies and lemon bars 

Best Brownies....No recipe!

There's no recipe here. Just a cool trick I learned from a lady at church. 

Make a brownie batter, even one from a box if you must. Place half of your batter in your pan. Top the batter with a chocolate bar. Here I've used Hershey's with almond because I got a great deal on them. Symphony bars are even better. 

Top off with your remaining brownie batter. Make sure to cover all the chocolate. Bake as usual. BEST BROWNIES EVER!  

Black Cocoa Brownies....

Black Cocoa Brownies.... Mmmm

I got this recipe from Cooking Club Magazine. 

2 TBSP Sugar

1 c. unsalted BUTTER, softened (no, you cannot use margarine, PUT IT DOWN!) 

1 c. packed, dark brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tbsp. vanilla extract

1.5 cups AP Flour

1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa

1/3 c.  dutch-process cocoa

1/3 c. black cocoa

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. coarse salt

1.5 c. semisweet chocolate chunks

Heat Oven to 350.  Spray a 9x9 pan with Pam. Sprinkle the 2 tbsp. sugar to coat the pan. 

Beat butter and brown sugar to light and fluffy.  Add eggs one and a time. Add in vanilla.

Whisk flour, cocoas, soda and salt together. Add to butter mixture and stir just until blended. Add in semisweet chocolate chunks. .

Bake 12-15 min. 

You must make this! 

If you can't find black cocoa, you can order it online from King Arthur Flour.

Black Cocoa Brownie the Next Day

These stayed moist for several days at room temp. in a sealed container. They were cakey, not fudgy brownies.  If you are like me and think all brownies should be of the fudgy variety just tell yourself it's cake ;) 

Black Brownie, All Dressed Up