Wholesome Chocolate Brownies Recipe
6 oz Chocolate chips; semisweet
1/3 c Butter
1 c Rolled oats; quick-cooking
1/4 c Brown sugar; packed
1/4 c Wheat germ
1/3 c Milk
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Walnuts; chopped
2 Eggs
2 tb White sugar
1 ts Vanilla
Preheat the over to 350 degrees. Melt the chocolate chips and the butter in the top of a double boiler or in a small heavy saucepan over - NOT IN - just simmering water. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir until smooth. Set aside. Combine the oats, wheat germ, dry milk, baking powder, salt and nuts in a medium size bowl. Set aside. Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the brown and white sugars and the vanilla until thick. Stir in the melted-chocolate mixture. Fold in the oats mixture until just blended. Pour the batter into a greased (8") square baking pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the top is crisp but a toothpick inserted in the center comes out slightly moist. Set the pan on a rack to cool completely before cutting. Yields 25 Brownies
Zucchini Brownies
4 Eggs
1 1/2 c Oil
2 c Sugar
2 c Flour
2 ts Soda
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Salt
4 tb Cocoa
1 ts Vanilla
3 c Grated zucchini
1 c Chopped nuts
Beat together eggs, oil and sugar. Mix together the dry ingredients until smooth.
Mix all together well and spread into greased jelly roll pan. 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes
Cakes
18 Minute Chocolate Cake
2 c Flour
1 3/4 c Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
4 tb Cocoa
1 c Cold Water
1/2 c Vegetable Oil
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Buttermilk
2 Eggs
1 ts Soda
Combine flour, sugar, salt and cocoa in a large bowl. Mix in a sauce pan, water, oil and butter. Bring to a boil. Pour into dry mix and beat until smooth. Add buttermilk, eggs and soda. Beat; batter will be thin. Pour into well greased jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees F until done. Cool on a wire rack; while still a little warm, frost with your favorite frosting.
All-American Chocolate Cake
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
1 c Shortening or 1/2 lb butter
2 ts Vanilla
2 c Cake flour
2 c Sugar
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1 c Milk
4 Eggs
Preheat oven to 350F. In a small, heavy-bottomed pan, melt chocolate and shortening, stirring over low heat until smooth and melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add chocolate mixture, milk and eggs, beating until smooth. Spread mixture in two greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake for 30-to-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes before turning out onto wire rack.
Bacardi Rum Chocolate Cake
1 Package chocolate cake mix (2 layer size)
1 Jell-o chocolate instant pudding mix (4 serving)
4 Eggs
1/2 c Bacardi dark rum
1/4 c Cold water
1/2 c Wesson oil
1/2 c Slivered almonds, optional
Filling
1 1/2 c Cold milk
1/4 c Bacardi dark rum
1 Jell-o chocolate instant pudding mix (4 serving)
1 Dream whip topping mix
Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch layer cake pans. Combine all cake ingredients together in a large bowl. Blend well, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Turn into prepared pans/ Bake for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Do not underbake. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, finish cooling on racks. Split layers horizontally. Spread one cup filling between each layer and over top of cake. Stack. Keep cake well chilled. Serve cold. Filling: Combine milk, rum, pudding mix and topping mix in deep, narrow bowl. Blend well at high speed for 4 minutes, until light and fluffy. Makes 4 cups.
Banana Chocolate Cake
6 tb Butter
3/4 c Sugar
3/4 c Molasses
3 Eggs
2 1/2 c Mashed overripe bananas
2 3/4 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350F. Cream together the butter and sugar in a mixer. Add to the molasses and mix until combined. Add the eggs, then mix in the bananas. Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt and extract until smooth, then fold in the chocolate chips. Place the batter in a buttered and floured 9-inch springform mold. Bake for about 1 hour. Let the cake cool on a rack, cut it in half to form 2 layers, frost with your favorite chocolate frosting and serve.
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