I’m a teensy bit competitive. Not the sweaty, athletic type, but if there’s a challenge going on, I don’t like to lose. You’re looking at a crossword competition champion and inaugural ice-block-eating winner. Oh! and once I had to suck jelly through a straw with my hands behind my back. I won that too.
And if you don’t like to lose, don’t play me in Trivial Pursuit…
If you want to see my dreams die before your very eyes, play me in Scrabble (yes, I completely suck even though I’m a professional writer… go figure), Monopoly, checkers, chess (I have a deep-seated love-hate relationship with it) or poker. That being said, I’m a mean Boggler and Battleship-er.
When someone throws down a challenge, I more than likely accept. I want to triumph, dammit! I was encouraged by the good people at Finish to bake an uber-ooey-gooey caramel chocolate brownie and to wash the pan with their new Finish Quantum tablets in my dishwasher. I was skeptical. I mean, tons of the caramel from the eggs had melted through the brownie and was now stuck fast on the bottom of the pan. I couldn’t even scrape it off.
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| Well we couldn’t have it going to waste now, could we? |
Yet, the next morning both Veggie Dad and I were genuinely surprised to see a very clean pan indeed.
Sure there was a little left over, but it brushed right off, and did I mention the baked-on caramel?
The fun part is that we got to eat these brownies. You can too! And if you make a ridiculous mess like I did, then email
finishsamples@handlingmatters.com.au for your very own free sample of Finish Quantum. #winning!
Delicious easter egg brownies are constructed thusly:
Ingredients:
125g unsalted butter
200g dark chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup caster sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup plain flour, sifted
2 x 110g packets caramel easter eggs
cocoa powder, to serve
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Coat the baking dish in non-stick spray.
2. Place the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water on low heat. Don’t let the bowl touch the water.
3. Cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes until smooth and combined. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar thoroughly until you have a silky consistency. Set aside for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in beaten eggs and flour. Pour a mixture into a prepared dish. Spread top evenly with a spatula. Press chocolate eggs into brownie mixture.
*Disclaimer: I was given this challenge and all the necessary items as a gift from Finish. I wasn’t obliged to write anything at all. However, did I mention the baked-on caramel?!
