Blog birthdays are always special. So far, I have only celebrated one birthday but I know in another 6 months, I will be celebrating this baby’s second birthday, InShaAllah… For a food blogger, her or his blog is definitely a baby, cared and nourished to the maximum capacity. The enthusiasm we take to cook, the pain we take to click the pictures, the heartaches we get when the pictures don’t turn to be as good as we expected, the excitement of drafting a post, the headache that comes when you are not able to get an opening to the post, the comments and clicks that come, and more of all, the feedback that is given by readers who have tried your recipe – each step is an achievement in itself. I remember being on Ainy’s space when she celebrated her first blog anniversary.
So now, here I am – let me wish Ramya a very happy blogoversary! Lemon Kurry was one of the blogs that I started following during my initial days of blogging. Our interaction grew further when we were partners in the Shhh Cooking Secretly Challenge for the month of April, in which I cooked the Bappa Doi and she made the absolutely delicious Chocolate Ricotta Cashewnut Cupcakes, with the ingredients we gave each other. When she invited me to be a part of her blogging journey, I had no second thoughts about it.
Dulche De Leche (DDL) Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup 115 gm butter
- 6 oz 170 gm dark chocolate
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup dulche de leche DDL
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees. Cover a brownie pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper – I had run out of parchment, so used aluminum foil. Brush butter to grease well.
- In a bowl, start melting the butter on top of hot boiling water. As it starts to melt, add the chocolate and stir till completely melted and well combined.
- Take off the heat, add the cocoa powder and mix till smooth.
- Add in eggs, one after the other and stir after each addition.
- Add in the sugar and vanilla essence and mix.
- Finally add in the flour and walnuts and stir till you get a really thick batter. I used a whisk throughout this whole process.
- Pour half the batter into the brownie pan. Drop spoonfuls of DDL, 1/4 cup, all over the batter.
- Using a knife, swirl the DDL all over the batter. Pour the remaining batter on top and repeat the DDL pattern with the quantity left.
- Bake for 45 minutes till firm to touch.
- Allow to cool completely, pull along with the aluminum foil off the pan. Cut into slice and serve. Taste even more delicious the next day!
Congrats on the guest post. I want a share of that yummy looking cake and a copy of the drafts 🙂 looks like it is a bottomless pit:))
Haha… I can't stop giggling at that comment of yours, Meena… the pit is almost hitting the bottom soon… 😉 Thanks a lot, dear…
wow..looks very delicious,Rafee..lovely guest post too 🙂
Thank you so much Julie… 🙂
ooh.. gooey and fudgy, the way I like it!
Me 2! Thank you so much…
Lovely gust post. looks yummy
Thank you so much Beena…
Yummy guest post!
Thank you so much Priya…
Divine looking brownies
Thank you so much Harini…
Wonderful guest post sweety <3 i am glad to be back on your blog 🙂 your blog gives me so much motivation and energy rafffyy :* happy blog anniversary to her too 🙂
Thank you for such kind words, Monu… I feel humbled!!! 🙂 🙂
Looks yummy! Happy to follow you, If you find time do visit my blog…
Thank you so much Magee…
oh love the brownies a lot.
Thank you so much Sathya…
Yummy guest post:-)
Thank you so much dear… 🙂
Congrats for ur guest post and and love the brownies …………
Thank you so much Remya…
have already seen the recipe, perfect!!!
Thank you so much Razina…
Ddl brownies look sinfully yumm…Lovely guest post dear
Thank you so much Gloria…
Brownies look delicious.
Thank you so much Sona…
Tempting brownies …nice guest post..