Office Party

Anything to beat the stress in the office. Every now and then we have everyone bring food to the office, this time was for a celebration of promotions. I made some dessert, Orange poppy seed cake, cakey brownies ( these were excellent) and some cupcakes. Dessert were finished by the end of the work day. Such satisfaction

Blondies

These I must say were perfect. They were like chocolate chip cookie in a chewy cake form. Blondies are always found in books on brownies. They are literally the blond version of the brownie. Definitely a keeper.

Raspberry Crumble Slice

A new recipe I tried last night with satisfactory results. A nice buttery crumbly slice perfect with a cup of coffee or tea. My friends and I had it for breakfast! A nice start to the day.

Cream Cheese Brownies

crusty tops, love it!
Cream cheese peeking through

I have not baked in a few days, well I did a dino birthday cake but yesterday felt like I needed to do something. Came home from work and went through some of my baking books. Found this simple enough recipe for Cream Cheese Brownies. Beauty of this recipe is, it does not involve creaming the cream cheese but simply slicing thin slices of cream cheese for the brownie. The cooking time was 20 minutes but I had to bake way longer than that. Am pretty happy with the results. Always like a "crusty" brownie as opposed to an overtly fudgy one.

wikipedia on "Brownie"

"A chocolate brownie, also known as a brownie, Bangor brownie or Boston brownie, is a small, rich, chocolate baked cake-slice, named after its brown color.
Brownies may contain dairy ingredients and nuts, particularly walnuts. Modern brownies often have an icing, popular flavors being either vanilla or mint extract. A variation of the traditional brownie made without chocolate, or with white chocolate, is called a blondie."