Where we live in Michigan, the Governor has closed schools through the end of the school year. Since being in quarantine, we have definitely done more baking. A few weeks ago, my daughter Lauren made homemade biscuits and Dominic and I have made my mother-in-law’s Sour Cream Kuchen numerous times (we actually have it on the schedule to make today)! This past Sunday, it was the traditional “Bunny Cake.”
Besides our baked goods tasting super duper yummy, I have used the baking “sessions” with Dominic to reinforce life skills, like having him read the recipe and getting all the ingredients out, following directions and measuring out the flour, sugar, etc. Since we had a teeny bit of vanilla frosting leftover from the “Bunny Cake,” I thought making some homemade brownies were in order!
After looking through a few cookbooks, I found the perfect recipe (meaning we had all the ingredients)! Dominic and I made it before dinner, so it could cool while we were eating dinner. We even made it a bit more fancy by adding some green sprinkles! I have made brownies in all different shaped pans, but never in a pie pan. The hubby, Dominic and I ate ours quickly, but I set Lauren’s piece on a plate on the dining room table. When she came looking for it, I told her where it was.
Much to our surprise, there were a couple of bites taken out of it. The culprit was Dominic!!! He had helped himself to her piece when I wasn’t looking, LOL. Guess he wanted a second piece! This morning, we discovered he had eaten two chocolate bunnies out of Lauren’s Easter basket. He’s a sneaky little thing.
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
2 large eggs
1/2 cup white flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch pie pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, put the sugar and butter and beat until smooth with an electric mixer or by hand. Add the remaining ingredients in the order given and combine them well. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the pie comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool thoroughly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, frost or enjoy as is!! Serves eight.
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