Being Happy First to me is living a life you love! It is all about family, friends, hobbies, pursuing your passions.
Many of you that know me know that I love to be surrounded by family and friends. We love to have people over and entertain. Usually it is simple recipes!
This brownie dessert is my mother-in-law Joyce’s recipe. Joyce is an incredible person. I have learned so much from her. When Randy and I first got married I knew nothing about cooking and Joyce and my sister in laws, Lyn and Missy, taught me so much. I also learned how to entertain.
When I had to go through chemo and radiation for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Joyce was the one who really took care of me. My kids were 2 months and 3 1/2 years old and I needed help with them. We would spend a couple of nights at her home ever 2 weeks after my treatment and she would look after all of us. So when I think of Joyce, I think of love, family and comfort.
So now I would like to share some comfort and sweetness with all of you!
Joyce’s Brownie Recipe
ingredients-
8 Tbsp. cocoa powder (like Hershey’s, Nestles, whatever)
3 sticks butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
1 box powdered sugar (16 oz, about 4 cups)
dab of karo syrup
splash of coffee
splash milk
1 Tbsp. almond extract (I use pure)
4 eggs
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
Use 2 saucepans, one big, one little
Put 2 sticks of margarine in big saucepan (batter) and 1 stick in the little pan (for frosting), melt. Add 4 Tbsp. cocoa to each pan.
Add 2 cups of sugar to the big pan, stir and then set aside to cool.
Small pan-add 1 box of powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp almond extract. Then add enough coffee and milk to make smooth but not too runny and just a dab (maybe a Tbsp. or 2) of Karo syrup to make glossy.
Big pan-Mix the 4 eggs in a bowl with a fork then add to the big pan. Add 1 Tbsp. vanilla. Stir. Then add in 1 1/2 cups flour.
Pour the contents of big saucepan into a “pammed” large pan-13x9x2 works great for me. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Pour the frosting over it as soon as you take it out of the oven.
Enjoy!
Baloney says
YUM!
I don’t think these are on my diet. 😉