4-in-1 Brownies

This was baked way back in October last year. Was thinking about what flavours to bake for the brownies and couldn't decide as everyone has their own preferences. So I 假厉害 (trying to act smart) and made a 4-in-1 brownies with the 4 popular cookie and candies.

Used the old brownies recipe. I spread half of the brownie batter, added the kitkat, M&M's, marshmallows and oreo cookies in between and then topped with the rest of the batter. I was trying to imagine the surprise of biting the brownies and found the hidden 'treasures'!

I suggest using a smaller square pan like 6 inch or 7 inch because mine was not quite enough to cover. And... after it was out of oven, it didn't come out as what I predicted! The marshmallows melted and the colours of the M&Ms leaked. Ohh! The result of acting smart.

Still had to continue. Luckily I could cover all that up with a layer of ganache and adding the respective toppings. Remember to take note of the sequence of hidden ingredients you put earlier.

Despite the slight problem, this was enough to tempt anyone!

Which is your favourite?

What was in between the layers. Not as predicted though. M&Ms and marshmallow don't work. Always remember!

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Edible potted plant - Milo Pudding with Oreo

Saw these edible potted plant from wokkingmum. But actually these are milo pudding topped with crushed Oreo cookies. Just stick 1 mint cutting in and they look like real plants!

I also topped a few of them with some candies. Children will like these.

~End of my very short post~ Hehe!

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Oreo Brownies

After years of 'torturing' from me, one of the beaters broke while I was making a chiffon cake! I ended up whisking the egg whites with only 1 beater. Luckily, the cake turned out to be good. This would be my last time using this mixer. It had been with me since the day I started baking in 2007. All my simple bakes were done using it. So sad! I have to say thank you very much and it's time to say goodbye... :(

No mixer but I still want to bake. So I made Oreo brownies!

This brownie recipe is adapted from Food and Travel magazine. Instead of frosting it, I just topped with crushed Oreo cookies.

Oreo Brownies

Ingredients: (8 inch square pan)

125g butter, melted
100g sugar (still a little sweet for me)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
60g plain flour
40g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder

*Topping:
Chopped oreo cookies

Method:

1. Grease the baking pan with butter.
2. Melt butter in a bowl over a pot of simmering water.
3. Once the butter melted, remove from heat and add in sugar and mix well.
4. Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
5. Add in sifted flour, baking powder and cocoa powder. Whisk until the mixture is well combined.
6. Pour the batter into the pan. Top with as many chopped Oreo cookies as you like.
7. Bake in preheated oven at 175 deg C for 17-20 min. To check, insert a skewer into the brownie, it should come out clean or with just a few crumbs on it.

* The original recipe uses frosting on the brownie.
75g dark chocolate
75g white chocolate
Melt the dark and white chocolate separately. When the brownie has cooled down, pour the dark chocolate over the brownie. Drop spoonfuls of white chocolate on the dark chocolate. Use a toothpick to make swirls on the frosting.

As instagram has just introduced a new video function, I tried to make a 15 seconds video of the brownie-making procedure. Unfortunately, I failed to post successfully, so I include the video here.

Sorry that the video was a bit shaky and lost focus halfway. It was quite difficult to do it alone. My right hand was busy with adding ingredients and whisking, and at the same time recording with the phone using my left hand (which is not as good as my right hand). Haha!