When the skies are grey and there’s no chance of the laundry drying on the line anytime soon, there’s only one thing to do. Bake. With large amounts of chocolate and butter.
After pouring the batter into the prepared tray, I pimped up the top surface like chocolate and sea salt were going out of fashion. And yes, the Lurpak tin was the perfect size for the amount of brownie batter I had.
I baked my brownies for 55 minutes at 160C in a fan forced oven. Whilst the brownies turned out to be chewy and moist, my excessive brownie pimping proved to be fortuitous because the extra chocolate added a bit more depth to the chocolate flavour which seemed a bit subdued in comparison to other brownie mixes and recipes I’ve used. The caramel pieces baked to a chewy, gooey stickiness and the addition of some sea salt gave the caramel a recommended for mature audiences kind of finish.
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I’ve been watching clips of Rebel Wilson hosting this year’s MTV Movie Awards and wondering whether she landed the show an MA rating too. Rebel took the hosting gig to places it’s never been before and she did it with flair and talent. Aussie cliches, self deprecating quips and double entendres came thick and fast as she sang and danced her way through the show. She owned each element of her performance and that’s what made it such great viewing. Rebel was as much fun hosting the show as she is in her movie roles. Which doesn’t happen as often as you’d hope in Hollywood.
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I got another dose of Rebel with ‘Pitch Perfect’ on DVD. It felt like Glee’s slightly edgy older cousin whose off at uni. The singing and dancing had me tapping my feet and singing out loud. And you’ve got to be happy with that on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.