Shirlene Reeves, our contributing chef, has created a simple, yet elegant, Valentine dessert. She's a scratch baker and we all appreciate her efforts because scratch is so rare these days. If you are unable to take the time to make scratch brownies, grab a box of brownie mix at the store. As you can see from the picture, Shirlene had a heart shaped mini-brownie pan. Once baked, she placed her brownies on a pretty platter and gave them a light dusting of powdered/confectioners' sugar. Add some whole strawberries as garnish and you've got a lovely holiday sweetie to share at home, work, church or to keep all for yourself (while you read a good romance novel...say something from The Goodbye Lie series, perhaps?) Thank you, Shirlene. You've done it, again!
If You Don't Have a
Heart-Shaped Pan
Use one round cake pan and one square pan. When your cakes are baked, turn them out of the pans. Lay the square brownie so it looks like a diamond on a foil covered cookie sheet unless you have a large platter. One corner of the square brownie will be the bottom point of the heart. Next, take the round brownie and cut it in half. Place a half-round at each diagonal top edge of the square brownie to form the shape of a heart. Slather on chocolate frosting to keep it together. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and top with those fresh strawberries. For one thick large brownie, use two boxes of mix. For one thin large brownie, use one box.
