One particular thing that I never get tired of baking is brownie. Last month when I was in Jakarta I was the official food taster for mom’s brownie experiment. Uhm, actually more like her baking experiment, all kinds of cookies and cakes. I know, I know, it’s not fair. Mom has a diabetes for quite a while and her tastebuds for sweets has decreased significantly since then. Everything is too sweet for her. So she thought she’d pick me to be her bunny lab. Not that I mind 
All she asked for is to take photos of her baking in return. A fair deal, one photo in exchange of a plateful of warm brownie with melted chocolate and peanut butter oozing out…. Whoa, I’d die happy!
For this brownie I use my favorite recipe from Dessert Cookbook by Daniel Tay. I’m just hooked on his recipes, most of them work great. Not sure I’d like to try something else for now. Sure there’re hundreds of other brownie recipe out there which created by brownie experts with tips and tricks from their secret recipe. Which may work for them but not necessarily for me. With this recipe, I know every turns and curves, tricks and tips, so I won’t change. Perfect moisture (at least for me, don’t like it too wet) perfect sweetness, nice texture with a hint of creaminess from cream cheese. As for the presentation, thanks to Riana from Pennylane Kitchen. Makasih ya Ri! You’re such an inspiration…
Am not too sure about donut shaping manually, I got a weird oven in the kitchen that has a mind of its own. So spreading the batter flat on bakin pan may not be a good idea. I used donut pan instead. They seem to work fine, unless you prefer a flatter donut, just slice off the bottom a bit more.
Let me link you to my previous posting on Brownie Recipe here.
A mother of a 2 year old girl, street food lover, foodie by nature, loves photography and experimenting in the kitchen. Nerdie side: loves doing coding and design websites
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My gear is a DSLR Nikon D700 paired with several lenses 50mm f/1.4 and 60mm f/2.8 as my prime lens for food photography. When out & about I take my my 24-70mm which is also the latest addition to the family. What can I say, it's an addictive hobby :D
14 Comments
great idea! i love it..photos looks yummy!delicious! i have mold in it..i try it..
zarpandit
9/2/2009
Beautiful presentation and photos! These look yummy!
Memoria
9/2/2009
Brownies, in and of themselves, are enough of a treat for me. But then you went and added a layer of what? Melted chocolate and peanut butter? You evil genius! I absolutely must try these. I’m craving chocolate just looking at them. I’m not sure a spoonful of peanut butter with chocolate chips added will be quite the same.
Anyway, I found you through TasteSpotting and am writing to say that if you have any photos that aren’t accepted there, I’d love to publish them. Visit my new site (below), it’s a lot of fun! I hope you will consider it.
Best,
Casey
Editor
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TasteStopping
9/2/2009
WOW WOW WOW! these are just over the top!!
Jen @ MaplenCornbread
9/2/2009
These look soooo good!
Jada
9/2/2009
Zarpandit, yeah, give it a go if you have donut pan then… Good luck
Dhi
9/2/2009
Jen, Jada, Memoria… thank you for the nice comments.
Dhi
9/2/2009
Hi Casey,
Thanks for dropping by, Yups, heard about your interesting site many times. Sounds like a great option for submitting photos. Would definitely submit one in the future. All the best!
Dhi
9/2/2009
My Gosh… kuatkan imanku biar ga batal puasa
Mbak, potonya cakep amat, ajarin dong
Daniela
9/2/2009
Couldn’t help myself finding yr photo at Tastespotting, had to come here to check out myself. Wow! What an image! Makes me droooollll
Rita
9/2/2009
Kerenn abis kak. Si kakak emang hebat, gak nyangka ya itu si cetakan.
Ibu
9/3/2009
Found your blog through TasteSpotting and love it! These brownies are a genius shape and they look so delicious with that gorgeous frosting in the middle
Lucy
9/7/2009
Brownies with ice cream.. yummy… dibikinin kek aku kaaaaak…
mia
10/6/2009
Mercy me…. I’ve gotta make them!!!
Sheilla
12/10/2009
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