March Madness!!

It is March... ready for some FUN??? This month we have 2 new girls coming in: Alyssa Laird on the 5th, and Lacy Holliday on the 26th. We are so excited!!! Also Sis. Mortezazadeh's birthday is on the 5th, St. Patrick's day is on the 17th (wear green and lots of it!), and Sis. Johnson's birthday is on the 25th. We are going to have fun becoming FRIENDS this month, going to Angela Johnson's studio and even doing a little Zumba!

Brownie Recipes

Thanks to Rachel Chase for teaching us how to make AWESOME Brownies!! Below are the recipes:

Best brownie base:

1 cup butter
1/3 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar

Beat them together

add:
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp vanilla

mix really well

Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake @ 350 for 20-25 mins.

Basic Chocolate frosting:

6 Tbsp softened butter
6 Tbsp cocoa
2 Tbsp corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla

cream butter, cocoa, corn syrup, vanilla in a bowl

add:
2 cups powdered sugar
2-3 Tbsp milk

Mix until creamy

Mint Frosting:

1/2 cup butter
1 1/3 cup powdered sugar
2-4 Tbsp canned milk
1 tsp. mint flavoring

Mix till creamy

Cream Cheese layer: mix this and add before you bake the brownie base

1/4 cup butter
8 oz. cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 Tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract

Mix all ingredients until smooth. Pour the cream cheese layer on top of your brownie base and swirl it with a knife before baking it at 350 for 20-25 mins.