Fight for your right to crave!

Do you ever do something and a split second later think, "I shouldn't have done that."?  I just did that after petting my cat then proceeding to touch my face.  I'm basically allergic to the love of my life (more like her life).  It's okay though because I'm baking late-night brownies!  If I lived alone (I would first of all save a lot of money by inviting friends over to my place instead of always going out to hang) I would bake all the time and especially late-night.  Sometimes it's not advised to use the electric hand mixer when your dad goes to sleep around 9 and wakes up around 4.  He's a dedicated man. 

And this is what I made this afternoon(On the left).  Digorno, or however that boxed freezer pizza is spelt, is on the right.  That's what my mom brought home after I told her that my personal attempt failed.  It was going good, that pizza from scratch, it was.  I just didn't care about adding more flour and then letting the dough chill for eight hours.  I wanted pizza now, not later!  Just to spare all the details and just so you know, 500 degrees will burn everything before it cooks anything.  Silly directions!  I wasn't following you anyways....

 

I made brownies from scratch yesterday.  They were good and they even had an icing topping.  Ooooh, I wonder how acceptable it is to put cream cheese in a cocoa based icing?  That's the only thing that gets rid of that confectioners sugar/butter taste for me. 

 

For the batter: 

1/2 c butter

1 c white sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/3 c unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 c all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

 

For the topping:

3 T softened butter (by the way, I always used unsalted)

3 T unsweetened cocoa powder

1 T honey

1 t vanilla extract

1 c confectioners sugar

 

Directions

+Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan. (I didn't flour nothin')

+In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.

+Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.

+To Make Frosting: Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. (I just smooshed it all together with a spoon)  Frost brownies while they are still warm. (It's not very spreadable though)

 

Now, the brownies I'm making tonight are...

1 box of milk chocolate brownie mix

make it as the box directs then add 1 c sour cream and 1 c of milk chocolate chips!  Cook on 350 for 35 minutes!  (I should probably check on them to make sure that's not too much).  Ohhhh yeah, their still kinda soupy and jiggly in the middle.

This is how my friend Breana's mom makes them.  Let's just say I had more than my fill of those things when I was visiting.

 
I think I'm going to write a separate post now about what's on my mind!