Dessert Trial: Brownies

This afternoon I experimented with a brownie recipe from my new favorite book (a gift from Gitana herself) "Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero (my vegan baking idols). The recipe was fantastic - I almost had to ask my dad to put me in a straightjacket to stop myself from eating the raw batter by the spoonful.

Feeling a little daring, I swirled half a can of soy dulce de leche into the batter before popping it into the oven. Unfortunately, every time I tested the tray and came out with a toothpick-ful of gooey melty caramel, I thought the brownies were taking unusually long to bake and added another five minutes to the timer... And by the time I was satisfied with the consistency of the caramely top, the chocolate goodness underneath had become somewhat cakey.

But the good news is, I won't be using that sneaky dulce for the wedding brownies, so they're doomed to turn out perfectly moist and brownie-like. And I'll be making at least two trays, so there'll be plenty to go around.

I have not yet purchased my professional food camera, so you'll have to settle for these iphone shots for the time being:

vegan brownie bites with dulce de soya swirl