The Realtors Chocolate Surprise Food

THE REALTOR'S RED VELVET BROWNIES WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray 8 x 8 pan with Baker's Joy or lightly grease and flour it.
• In a small bowl, mix cocoa powder, food coloring and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla to form a paste. Set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, then add second teaspoon of vanilla. With mixer on medium, beat in cocoa paste. Add flour and salt, and mix just until combined.
• Spread in pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool before frosting.
• Frosting:.
• Melt the white chocolate according to the instructions on your package and set it aside. Cream butter with mixer till fluffy. Add vanilla. Slowly mix in powdered sugar, then white chocolate. Add enough milk to reach desired consistency. Frost the top of the brownies and then hide them from everyone! They're so good you won't want to share them.
• I keep these in the frig because I think they taste best cold.

DELILAH'S CHOCOLATE SURPRISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch cake pan.
• Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Bring a saucepan filled with an inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl on the pan (without touching the water). Stir occasionally until melted and smooth. Alternatively, put the chocolate in microwave safe bowl. Microwave on half power until soft, about 1 minute depending upon the power of your machine. Cool.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Beat the butter and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate, orange peel, and vanilla and mix until fully combined. Add in flour, salt, and baking powder in 3 parts alternating with the milk to make a thick batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the middle of the oven until a tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Cool cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely.
• Serve dusted with confectioners' sugar and with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.

STEPHANIE TYLER'S CHOCOLATE SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine cake mix, oil and eggs in a bowl and mix well. Stir in toffee bits and instant coffee mix. Drop by teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Upon removing from oven, let the cookies stand on sheet for 2 minutes, then cool on racks.

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, then stir in the 1/4 cup milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, 1/3 cup cocoa and baking soda; stir into the creamed mixture. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove cookie sheet and press marshmallow halves into the center of each cookie cut side down. Return the cookies to the oven for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from the oven and press lightly on the cookies to flatten slightly. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
• To make the icing: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa, 1/4 cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 cup butter. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, and let boil for 1 minute. Brush the cookies with the frosting then top each one with a pecan half before the icing sets.

MOLTEN CHOCOLATE SURPRISE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Beat whole eggs, yolks, sugar and flour with whisk until blended. Gradually beat into chocolate mixture.
• Line 12 muffin pan cups with paper liners; spray with cooking spray. Place 1 cookie, upside-down, in each cup; cover with batter.
• Bake 8 min. or until cakes are firm around edges but still soft in centers. Cool in pan 1 min. Carefully remove cakes from pan. Invert into dessert dishes; remove paper liners. Serve desserts topped with COOL WHIP.