Posts Tagged "brownies"
fudgy cranberry brownies
Cranberry time! Yap. I am proud to report that the first fresh cranberries are available in the right now. Run, stock up on them – soon they will be gone – as suddenly as they appeared!
What’s wrong with her, you may wonder. Well – I live in Germany, and cranberries have just made their way here the latest years. And they don’t come in droves. So anytime I see one of these packages – I just need to buy it. When I managed to grab a package yesterday I immediately had to combine them with this delicious fudgy brownie recipe I had tried two weeks ago. And I was lucky. They turned out oh so sweet. I brought them to work (my co-workers are my secret testing animals – I analyze the time it takes until all crumbs are gone – no just kidding). Anyway, these were gone so quickly.
I wasn’t able to take decent photographs that quickly – I always have a hard time photographing brownies. Does anyone have tips and hints for me? The colour is hard to capture and I have simply no ideas on how to arrange them nicely. Well, anyway, here comes the recipe which is you will get done in no time.
summery chocolate-cherry brownies
When I found the secret ingredient brownies over at browneyedbaker, I instantly knew I had to try a variation of these. It is cherry time here, oh yeah, it is cherry time. I imagined a moist, dense and rich chocolate muffin with juicy cherries that add a fruity, summery touch. This worked out so well (better than the picture). These keep well for at least 4 days if you store them in an airtight container – if you manage. I even had the feeling they became richer with each day.
Read Morekärleksmums
This is a memory from the times I used to be in Sweden a lot. Kärleksmums means yummy (mums) love (kärlek), and these brownies are. Be aware that they are like this because they contain a lot of goodies: 5 eggs, 300g butter and not less than 400g of chocolate. Enjoy!
Read Moreturtle brownies
The first time I came across turtles was in New England. Deliciously sweet, chocolate, pecans and caramel – all combined. For a welcome treat I wanted to produce something similar, and came across these at joy of baking. Since pecans are not really affordable over here, I substituted those by walnuts and the heavy cream for the ganache by condensed milk. They came out moist and caramely, just like I hoped them to be. Another (among several) tweak to the original recipe was the substitution of light corn syrup by molasses, which worked out very well. I assume it gives those brownies a more intense taste.
Read Morecranberry brownies
On my quest for cranberry brownies that actually include fresh cranberries I found this one here. I modified the recipe to my taste by reducing the number of eggs and adding an additional hint of chocolate.
Ingredients:
for the batter:
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen-no need to thaw)
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 100 g semisweet chocolate
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract
for the frosting:
- 1/4 cup cranberry sauce (jellied)
- 2 tbsp. cranberry juice (see note)
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 pkg instant espresso
- 25 g semisweet chocolate
Directions:
Preheat oven to 175 °C (350°F) Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.Combine flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. Melt 1 cup butter in large saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup cocoa powder and 100g semisweet chocolate. Add 2 cups sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoons almond extract. Stir until well blended. Stir chocolate mixture into flour mixture. Add cranberries and nuts and mix just until blended. Pour batter into baking pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely.
Melt 3 tbls. butter in small saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/3 cup cocoa powder, 1/4 teaspoons almond extract, cranberry sauce and juice. Stir well. Add confectioners’ sugar and mix until well blended. Spread over the cake and let cool. Cut into square pieces.
Source: modified from: http://www.recipezaar.com/Read More