It is amazing how productive I can be during finals. I mean, I am on a roll. In the past 48 hours alone, I have: mailed in my parking tickets, secured a part time job for the summer, written that last blog post, written this blog post, and made THESE:
Chocolate Mascarpone Brownies. I had half a tub of mascarpone leftover from my tart and I didn’t know what to do with it. So while I was procrastinating, I happened to see this which led me to this recipe. I just happened to have the exact amount of mascarpone, as well as a whole bag of Ghiradelli semi-sweet chocolate chips and Ghiradelli cocoa powder. “PERFECT!” I said to myself as I put aside my english paper again.
I would like to note that I adore my paper topic. However, I love it so much that I don’t want to ruin it by writing about it. Especially when writing about it involves 15 pages! I have never written something so long (maybe a lab report). Especially not about LITERATURE. I will pause right now to reccomend that anyone who hasn’t read Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God should go read it immediately. I am rarely effected by a novel. Especially not a book that one would read as “classic literature” <insert haughty accent>. However I was floored by this book. It is vivid and vibrant and so beautiful. Anyone out there who is as addicted to food blogs as much as I am is surely a visual person, and Hurston’s language is as visual as you can get. As I read more and more criticism, I continue to be more and more impressed. For anyone who cares (probably no one, but that’s ok), I am writing about Janie’s ability to visualize herself and her self empowerment, as relating to the power of the visual and the female body.
But back to procrastination…These brownies were superb. They hardly belong in the “brownie” category. More like “fudgy bite of heaven” category. And, you know what? They were not hard to make. This was my first experience with ganache. SO simple and SO delicious. I think next time I would like to use a darker chocolate.
That first photo is amazing!
The brownies look great. That’s productivity in my book. Good luck with that paper. Oh, and fun fact about ganache, if you make some, let it cool and scoop it into little balls, you have truffles. Just roll them around in cocoa powder or nuts or whatever else you can come up with. Super simple, but especially amazing if you use a nice bittersweet chocolate.
gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!! I spent my finals last year ordering out from Subway…damn those soggy sandwiches…
Oh my goodness, these look amazing! I’ve seen this recipe floating around for a while now. I really need to give a try. Those photos are beautiful!
Wow, these look truly decadent!
Thanks for sharing your find. Your brownies look utterly fantastic!
I happen to be a literature nerd (new to wordpress, I might add) and stumbled across your blog. I LOVED Their Eyes Were Watching God. Excellent paper topic. Good luck! – And the brownies look scrumptious as well! š
Thanks for the comments!
chocolateshavings – Thanks! It’s one of my favorites I’ve ever taken.
Brittany – Oh man, I’ll have to try that sometime!
Amrita – Haha thanks. Love subway.
Carrie – It was really yummy and not difficult at all.
Lisa – And they tasted decadent too!
oneordinaryday – you’re welcome.
jessica – Thanks. The paper’s going well. 10 pages down – 5 to go.
Solid information!! will definitely visit again…
Those look so dense and moist and chocolaty and good!