I was raised in a family of mix-bakers. It was years before I knew one could make brownies or cake from scratch. And frosting came in a plastic tub; the leftovers lived in the fridge, doled out bit by bit as a filling for graham cracker sandwich cookies.
Of course, I'm quite familiar now with the world of scratch baking. I will never buy frosting in a tub again. But I have yet to find a scratch brownie recipe that gives the same rich chocolatey flavor and dark, warm brown color of a brownie mix. (You may notice these scratch brownies are a little on the grey side.)
Of course, I'm quite familiar now with the world of scratch baking. I will never buy frosting in a tub again. But I have yet to find a scratch brownie recipe that gives the same rich chocolatey flavor and dark, warm brown color of a brownie mix. (You may notice these scratch brownies are a little on the grey side.)
Don't get me wrong--these scratch brownies from First Look, Then Cook are very tasty. Probably the best scratch brownie recipe I've tried yet. That marshmallow layer is awesome. And that frosting? Mmm...cocoa-y, ever so slightly grainy...just looking at the pictures, I can almost taste it.
Oh, and FYI, the frosting set in about half an hour, allowing me to sneak two giant brownies into an evening movie with my bestie. (Shhh…don't tell anyone, but we saw Eclipse. And we actually weren't the oldest women there.)
Do you have a scratch brownie recipe that beats a brownie mix?
Please share.
I'd love to try it.
