I'm so excited for two of my co-workers, Jenn and Taryn, who are expecting babies one week apart this fall. Jenn will be having her second baby boy, whom I think she should name "Ellaine-o," but she has a difference of opinion. Taryn will be expecting her first baby, whose sex won't be known until the day of delivery... since her mom's name is "Elaine," she also opted to not use "Ellaine" or "Ellaine-o" when her bundle of joy comes into the world. When I first started my blog, Taryn suggested I make something with chocolate for the expectant moms, and I've kept that in the back of my mind for the past 50 days.
So, I decided to make brownies from scratch for Jenn and Taryn. I found a recipe on Toll House that had 5 stars and over 100 reviews. It had to be delicious, right? I went to visit my friend, whom I hadn't seen for a couple weeks, and he let me use his kitchen for the daunting task. I followed the directions... for the most part. After the first layer of brownies, I topped it off with white chocolate chips and caramel. For the top layer of brownies, I forgot to add in one more egg. I was bummed once I realized my mistake, but the brownies smelled so good while baking in the oven, I figured it was just fine. Nope. I wanted to taste test the brownies; they definitely looked better than they tasted. Maybe I'm still a tad too hard on myself... then again, maybe they really were bad. The brownies ended up dry and cake-like, and I'm so much more of a gooey and fudgy brownie person. We topped off the brownies with some ice cream, which masked the dryness of my dessert. I brought the brownies in to work the following morning, warning my co-workers ahead of time that the brownies weren't as tasty and delicious as I'd anticipated. They comforted me by saying that brownies are probably the most difficult dessert to make from scratch. I guess I'll take that.
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