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some_stars) wrote2011-09-08 06:00 pm
some_stars) wrote2011-09-08 06:00 pm
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I'm working my way up to some baking--there's a lot of recipe-searching and comparing involved, and then I had to go shopping and it was all very complicated. But the baking aisle reminded me of one of the most awesome recipes that has ever been shared with me, and I should note that "awesome" in this context has both its ordinary colloquial meaning and also the meaning of "inspiring of awe," and by awe I mean terror. I got it from a friend in my first year of college who came from an extremely small town in south Texas and made it for cast parties--as in, she'd make one 8x8 pan of this for the entire party. Because it is terrifying...ly delicious. But also just scary.
It's not so much a recipe, really, except the frosting. More like assembly instructions. Basically:
1. Get a box of brownie mix; spring for the good stuff if possible. Make it and let them cool in the pan. Technically you could make your own brownies from scratch, but you're about to cover them in canned industrial fluff substance, so if you're unwilling to use a box mix this may not be the recipe for you.
2. Frost them with a jar of marshmallow fluff. We're not talking a translucent glaze here--really smear it on, like half an inch thick.
3. Frost that with a simple chocolate buttercream made of powdered sugar, butter, cocoa, milk, and vanilla. There are recipes for this all over the internet but basically you mix powdered sugar with a little cocoa, then a little melted butter, then a tiny bit of vanilla and a little milk, and adjust all of these as necessary.
You will now have a three-layer monstrosity as distressing as it is utterly irresistible. It should serve at least 20 people, sliced very very small. Obviously it can't be the only dessert, since serving someone a piece of this bigger than maybe two inches square is tantamount to assault. So basically bring it to parties, especially parties where everyone's going to be really drunk as soon as possible. Oh, and if you make it in advance, don't store it anywhere warm or it'll melt.
It's not so much a recipe, really, except the frosting. More like assembly instructions. Basically:
1. Get a box of brownie mix; spring for the good stuff if possible. Make it and let them cool in the pan. Technically you could make your own brownies from scratch, but you're about to cover them in canned industrial fluff substance, so if you're unwilling to use a box mix this may not be the recipe for you.
2. Frost them with a jar of marshmallow fluff. We're not talking a translucent glaze here--really smear it on, like half an inch thick.
3. Frost that with a simple chocolate buttercream made of powdered sugar, butter, cocoa, milk, and vanilla. There are recipes for this all over the internet but basically you mix powdered sugar with a little cocoa, then a little melted butter, then a tiny bit of vanilla and a little milk, and adjust all of these as necessary.
You will now have a three-layer monstrosity as distressing as it is utterly irresistible. It should serve at least 20 people, sliced very very small. Obviously it can't be the only dessert, since serving someone a piece of this bigger than maybe two inches square is tantamount to assault. So basically bring it to parties, especially parties where everyone's going to be really drunk as soon as possible. Oh, and if you make it in advance, don't store it anywhere warm or it'll melt.
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You may want to wait till the weather is more like 75 though.
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