Blondies !

Blondies?
Here is a cool recipe.
These are basically Brownies without the brown... if you know what I mean.

This recipe is very simple and can be made with almost any boxed cake mix in the market.
I made this for my kids one time and they loved them. Of course kids love just about anything sweet that you put in front of them or within smelling distance and as long as it doesn't have something that is "good for you" in it.

Now I usually like to make stuff from scratch at home but I happened to have some cake mix left over from some testing I was doing ( because I work for a bakery supply company). The mix I was using is not too different from the box mixes you can buy at the local market , there might be a slight difference in how much liquid it absorbs so just adjust that with a little water.

Here's the recipe,

1-box of cake mix (usually around 18 to 20 ounces)
2- fresh eggs
4- ounces of oil (1/2 cup)
4- ounces of brown sugar (2/3 cup)
add enough hot water to get it to the right consitency

• put all ingredients into the mixer and blend on a medium speed until it forms a smooth batter.

If it is not pourable add enough water to make it pourable yet still thick.

• Pour batter into a oil sprayed/buttered 9 x 12 cake pan or casserole dish.

• Place this in a pre-heated 350*F oven for approximately 20 to 25 minutes just until barely set. In fact it's ok if it sinks a little out of the oven. And if your oven is anything like mine it runs a little hot so you might want to set it on a lower temperature( I use 325*F setting to get to the 350*F mark)
  
• While still warm loosen the edges and turn out onto a cutting board or whatever you want to cut it on.
• allow to cool before putting on toppings

Watch it to make sure you don't over bake the Blondies because you don't want them to be dry and cakey, you want them to be a little on the goey side.

Finishing is totally up to you. I like just a little powdered sugar on them. You can use icing, White chocolate fudge, or any number of other toppings, or what the heck , you can leave them plain(they're good that way too). I personally stay away from using chocolate on them because I like them to be blonde ... if you know what I mean.

Enjoy this simple yet delicious treat with a little ice cream and a good movie!

Mike the baker man