Subj : Iced Carob Brownies
To   : All
From : Ben Collver
Date : Tue Dec 12 2023 17:51:33

I made these for a friend's daughter's birthday party.

Some people really liked them.  Others not so much.

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      Title: Iced Carob Brownies
 Categories: Brownies
      Yield: 9 Brownies

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    1/2 c  Butter; melted
    1/4 c  Carob powder
      2    Eggs; beaten
    1/2 c  Real maple syrup or honey
           --OR-
      1 c  Brown sugar
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      1 c  Unbleached white flour -OR-
    1/2 c  Unbleached white flour;
           -plus:
    1/2 c  Whole-wheat pastry flour
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Raisins
    1/2 c  Nuts; chopped

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    1/4 c  Butter; soft
      1    Egg
    1/4 c  Carob powder
    1/2 ts Instant coffee powder
    1/2 ts Vanilla
      1 ds Salt
  1 1/2 c  Powdered sugar
      2 tb Heavy cream

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    1/4 c  Carob powder
      8 oz Cream cheese; soft
    1/2 ts Instant coffee powder
    1/4 c  Real maple syrup
    1/2 ts Vanilla

  Carob is carob. Chocolate is chocolate. For chocolate lovers, there is
  nothing to take the place of chocolate. But many people expect carob,
  because of remote similarities, to ring their Chocolate Chimes. That
  is unfair. Let carob be itself--its genuine, sweet, subtle self. You
  will discover it to have a charm and character of its own.

  Pre-heat oven to 350 F.

  Whisk butter and carob together until free of lumps. Add eggs, syrup,
  honey or sugar, and vanilla.

  Stir dry ingredients together, add, and mix. Add raisins and walnuts
  and mix. Pour into buttered 8" square pan and bake 20-25 minutes.
  Cool before frosting.

  Icing #1:

  Beat butter, egg, and carob until smooth. Add coffee powder, vanilla,
  salt, and powdered sugar. Slowly add heavy cream. Beat until creamy.

  Icing #2:

  Beat together carob, cream cheese, and coffee powder. Add maple syrup
  and vanilla.

  Recipe by Moosewood Cookbook

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