Double Peanut Butter, Double Disappointment…
Okay, so I went ahead this morning and made the “Double Peanut Butter Cheesecake Swirl Brownies.” Let me begin by saying I knew that this wasn’t going to be good. Today, for that matter, just wasn’t a good day for being in the kitchen. Seven woke up with a sore butt and a snotty nose, and instead of napping while I made brownies, he insisted on being held, or sang to, or taken outside to dance. This behavior interferes with successful brownie making. First off, I was out of aluminum foil, with which I was supposed to line my pan. So that was a setback. Second, in all the dancing and singing and sneezing fuss, I used a whole brick of cream cheese instead of half. I realized this mistake only AFTER the brownies were in the oven. Third, I pulled the brownies at 30 minutes and added the Reese Cup topping, even though deep down I knew that I was gonna take more than 5 minutes for that concoction to set up. That means the Reeses baked not for 5 minutes, but more like, oh, 20. To make matters even worse, we were trying to leave to go to Mom’s for lunch, and the damned things were just eating up the clock. So at a total bake time of 50 minutes, I said hell with it, switched the oven off and left. Yep, left them in there.
When I got home I was anxious to see if they miraculously ended up tasting good. Well, they LOOKED good. I cut them up and arranged them pretty like on a plate and took their picture. Only then did I dare to taste them. Umm, not so good. If you scrape the over cooked Reese top(though not burned but still taste burned) then it’s just okay. Kind of wet-cake like, to quote Jon. I don’t think I even feel comfortable giving them away. That hurts, too, because this was an expensive recipe. I doubt I try it again, unless by some stroke I do decide that peanut butter is good. Well, here is a look at the brownies. Pretty little things, but such a disappointment. In case you want the recipe, here it is…maybe you will have better luck.
