Chocolate Caramel Brownies

Christmas Countdown 2012

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 cube butter, softened
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chocolate chips
50-60 caramels

Mix cake mix, butter and 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk until combined (texture is VERY thick and somewhat crumbly). 

Press a little more than half of the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 greased pan. 

Bake at 350 for 5-6 min. 

While it cools, melt caramels with sweetened condensed milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat until smooth. Pour over brownies. Sprinkle with choc. chips and then sprinkle the rest of the brownie mixture on top of that (crumbling between your fingers as you sprinkle). 

Bake again for about 11 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.

­­Chocolate Zucchini Bread

1-1/4 cups sugar

3 eggs
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cake flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups shredded peeled zucchini

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flours, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in zucchini. Transfer to two 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 2 loaves (12 slices each).

Toll-House Pies

• 30 graham cracker crusts
• 3 sticks margarine
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 2-12 ounce packages chocolate chips
• 2 ½ cups chopped nuts


1. Melt margarine for 1 minute.
2. Let stand in microwave for 15 minutes.
3. After 15 minutes beat in eggs one at a time.
4. Add the rest of ingredients in the order listed.
5. Bake at 325°F for 37 minutes.