Chocolate Cake:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Pinch of salt
2 cups milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting:
3 sticks butter softened
1 cup cocoa powder
5-6 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Decorations:
35-40 pieces kitkat
8-10 bags mnm's
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease two 9x9 inch cake pans. Add flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a large bowl and stir through until well combined. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla to flour mix and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Mix for one more minute on high speed to add air to the mix. Pour half of the mix into one pan and the rest on the other pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool completely.
For the frosting. Soften butter sticks with a fork. Add cocoa powder to butter and cream together until well combined. Add 1 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk alternately and mix on high speed for about one minute each time. Add vanilla and combine well.
Frost the first cake completely then add the second cake on top of the first one and frost again. Add kitkats on the side of the cake leaving about half an inch between each kitkat. Spread mnm's on top of the cake. Enjoy!
Today I'm going to share my five favorite baked treats.
1.Brownies
The thing that makes people like brownies is the texture, they can be fluffy, chewy, fudgy, thin, moist. Baking brownies is easy and they turn out delicious. There are so many different ways to make brownies and everyone has their favorite type.
2. Cheesecake
I love cheesecake, specially the ones from The Cheesecake Factory. The thing that I love the most about cheesecakes is that you can layer them with different things and that's how you have different flavors, but for sure one thing will never change and is the cheesecake part.
3. Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Who doesn't love cookies? There are so many different cookies but my personal favorite ones are the doble chocolate chip ones. And the best part about eating them is eating them with a glass of milk or cup of coffee.
Give a mouse a cookie...And he'll ask for a glass of milk.
4. Glazed Doughnuts
They are my favorite kind of doughnuts. Sweet, soft, fresh, and a cup of coffee. What else can I ask for.
5. Cinnamon Rolls
Every time I eat a one of them it always reminds me of something special. I think that no matter where you eat them there's a special thing in them that will taste homemade. And that sweet touch of cinnamon makes them perfect.
Which ones are your favorite baked treats?
Treat yourself!
Brownies:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
4 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Mint Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
4-5 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
4-5 teaspoons mint extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 drops green food coloring
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 8x8 inch baking pan. Combine the brown and white sugar. Add the oil and beat until well mixed. Add the eggs and stir together. Add the extracts into the mixture. Beat at medium speed for two minutes. Add the salt and cocoa powder and blend until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour into pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Let them cool before adding the frosting.
For the frosting. Beat the butter until it gets fluffy. Little by little add the powdered sugar and milk alternately. If it gets too thick add more milk and if it gets too thin add more powdered sugar. Add the vanilla. Beat in mint extract one teaspoon at a time until desired flavor is reached. Fold in the green food coloring one drop at a time until minty green is reached.
I made a sandwich type of brownies and added the frosting in the middle of two mini brownies, but you can add the frosting wherever you want. I love the taste of mint and chocolate together. I really enjoyed making this recipe. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Tell me what you think about it.
Treat yourself!
