Barefoot Bloggers - Outrageous Brownies

This week we made Ina's truly outrageous brownies. They are dense brownies, not at all cake-like. They have so little flour in them that they taste similar to a flourless chocolate tart. They are super delicious, and I rarely say that about anything chocolate. I only made 1/2 the recipe since our freezer is bursting at the seams with frozen baked goods. I will definitely make these again, though. The recipe calls for walnuts, but I used pistachios and toffee bits. Please see Eva's blog, "I'm Boring", to get the recipe for the brownies. http://whyamisoboring.blogspot.com/2009/05/barefoot-bloggers-outrageous-brownies.html


The bonus recipe for this month was Ina's lemon cake. I made 1/2 the recipe and baked cupcakes instead of a large cake. The recipe called for a syrup and icing, but I omitted both, and just topped the cupcakes with powdered sugar and a little coconut.

Again, another fabulous Barefoot Contessa recipe. The cake is not overly sweet, and has a huge fresh lemon taste. It is also very light and moist. This cake would make a nice hostess gift, or would be great as an easy summer dessert.

Please see McKenzie's blog to get the recipe for the lemon cake. http://kenzieskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/05/bb-lemon-cake.html

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