Holiday Baking

The ingredients are:

1 bag Kraft caramels (unwrapped, which is tedious except for the tasting possibilities)
1 small can evap milk, half to each application
1 box German choc cake mix
1 pkg choc chips (I used Special Dark...yum)
1 stick butter, melted

Add 1/2 can evap milk (6 ounces) and the melted stick of butter to the cake mix. Beat or whisk until blended, then put half of this into a 9 x 13 pan (I greased it first.) Bake this at 350 for ten minutes.

Melt caramels in 1/2 can milk(I used microwave...1 minute, then 1 minute, then about 1 1/2 minutes. Takes some whisking to get it smooth)

Cool cake for about ten minutes, then pour over the caramel mix. Sprinkle the choc chips evenly over the caramel. Then dollop the rest of the cake mix over the top, trying to spread it to cover the choc chips (which is not easy but can be done fairly well.)

Bake a further 20 minutes. Let cool an hour or two, during which time it should firm up. I had to put it in the fridge to get it firm enough to cut into squares.

Try to take this to a party or somewhere you can leave any uneaten brownies. Otherwise, you will find yourself sneaking into the fridge at all hours to swipe another one.

Hi Kara! I make those, too. They're always a hit.

LOL, Swimpy.

I am having an inner tussle at this very moment over the three brownies left on a plate in the fridge, from the batch I took to a dinner Saturday night.

They are evil....

Yum! Thank you, Kara. I'll have to try these very soon.

Kara, Evil, indeed! Remind me to post my O'Henry Bar recipe. Another diabolical bar.

Does anyone have a killer pumpkin dessert?
I usually make ordinary pumpkin pies, but my friend does that thing w/ a cake mix and pumpkin, which is delicious... But that's her recipe... I'd like to try something new and spectacular... any ideas what that might be?

Time to get started on holiday baking. Here are some videos from Alton Brown's Good Eats show on various aspects of the science of baking:

Pie Crusts:

Part one:

Part two:



Cookies:

Part one:

Part two:


Holiday Cookies

Part one:


Part two:


Fudge

Part one:


Part two:



Bread:

Part one:


Part two:


Fruitcake

Part one:


Part two:

Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies! I have found a winner, this recipe will be one of my holiday treats this year.

Thanks for the recipe!