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And The Winner Is…..

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So, I was very scientific with how I selected the winner of the free signed paperback.  I asked my son to pick a number between 1 and 10. 

And the winner is:

Danielle Hindel!!!

Congratulations, Danielle!  Please send me your mailing address and when I receive my paperbacks next week, one will be on its way to you!!

Thanks everyone for your great comments!!

Oreo Brownie Truffles for Janna

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Bouquet Toss was released early on Wednesday!! Such an exciting day—-overwhelming in many ways.  So, how did I decide to spend that day?  Baking, of course!
Someone very, very special to me is just 3 weeks away from welcoming a baby boy into her family.  So,  I felt it was necessary to send her some cake truffles.  But, instead of cake, I wanted to try making brownie truffles with oreo bits mixed in.  Delicious.
My peanut decided to help me.  She’s 3 1/2 and an incredible helper!  Here is the recipe for Oreo Brownie Truffles!!
First, choose your favorite Brownie mix in a box.  I love making things from scratch, but this is a very detailed recipe and if you made the brownies from scratch, it would take a very long time.  So, I use boxed and bake according to the instructions.  When you finish, let them cool.  While they are cooling, you can either open up a can of frosting from the store, or you can make homemade frosting.  Peanut and I prefer homemade, so we decided to make homemade frosting:
Ingredients:  4 cups powdered sugar, 2 sticks butter (gasp!), 2 tbsp milk, 2 tsp vanilla
 
Mix all ingredients until well blended into a thick frosting…..YUM!
 
 
When brownies have cooled, you are going to break them up and place in a large bowl. Using two forks, crumble the brownies up.  Next, grab several oreos (about one “sleeve” should do) and break them up into small pieces (you can put them in a ziploc and pound with a can) and add to the crumbled brownies.
Next, plop the frosting into the mixture and stir until everything is moistened.  YOU WILL have leftover frosting if you make the homemade.  You can freeze it if you like….or you can give your kids a few oreos and let them dip in the frosting so they won’t be buggin’ ya to eat the truffles! See? I’m always thinking!  🙂
Next, you’re going to roll into small balls.  I use a cookie dough scooper to get the right size (i like my truffles to be somewhat uniform in their appearance.)  But, after I scoop them, I still ROLL them in my hands so that they will be smooth.
Final step:  Melt white chocolate almond bark in microwave according to package instructions…and then let your brownie balls go for a nice swim.  Use two spoons to dunk and flip the balls until they are coated. Then place each truffle on a wax paper-covered cookie sheet.  Sprinkle with sprinkles of your choice immediately after dunking so chocolate doesn’t harden.  Once it hardens, sprinkles will no longer stick.
Put in refrigerator to set the chocolate for about 15 minutes.  Place each truffle into a mini-muffin paper and place in packaging of your choice.  I like cookie tins  🙂
And there you have it!!  Janna, Peanut and I hope that you and your family will love these brownie truffles.  They were made with SO much love!  We are so excited for you and can’t wait to hear of Max’s arrival!!!  Love you!!!
 
 
 
Today is a big day for my friend, Janna and me.  Today will be the very first time that we  get to see Henry Cavill on the big screen.  His movie “The Cold Light of Day” opens tonight!!!  And, I just found out that Janna and I will both be seeing Henry on the big screen at almost the exact same time…so, even though we’ll be in different states, we’ll be watching our beloved Henry together!!!!!
 
 
 
 
In honor of Mr. Cavill (and Janna), I will be giving away a signed copy of Bouquet Toss through the blog.  All you have to do is make a comment below telling me about any sweet treats that you enjoy baking, or that you would like to learn how to bake  OR tell me about your celebrity crush…you all know who mine is!!! I will pick someone randomly from the comments and announce the winner on Monday!!!
 
Love,
Brownie

Exciting News!!

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Some very exciting news to share!  The fabulous ladies at Totally Booked will be featuring  “Bouquet Toss” as their September Book Club read/review!!!

http://totallybookedblog.com/boff-bookclub/

The Book Club read will begin on Friday, September 14th!  I am so excited!!!!

Check out this fabulous blog by following the link above!!

You can also visit their Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/TotallyBooked/257135974397181