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Magnolia Monday: Brownies with Pecans, Toffee, and White Chocolate
Amy Faries • Mar 03, 2020
Fudgy and crunchy with a touch of saltiness from bits of toffee scattered throughout! The perfect brownie for a true chocolate lover.
Last Hoorah
This is a bittersweet post for me this week, it is officially my last Magnolia Monday post. Honestly, writing these posts and baking things from this book has been such a fun experience for me. Everything in this book that I have made so far is pure magic, and the recipes are super user friendly and taste incredible. As you all know I am no professional baker by any means. Magnolia Bakeries recipes really cater to people who have baked before but aren't at a professional baker status. Even with the mess ups I have made along the way with some of these recipes, every aspect has been a great learning experience. I am so happy that I have been able to share my journey with all of you and hope that you continue to follow along with my next series.
My favorite recipe so far is between the apple cake with cinnamon sugar topping and the brown sugar cake. Both of these cakes were absolutely delicious and paired so well with a nice hot cup of coffee. The apple cake caught me off guard at first with the texture of the moist apples within, but once I had a couple more bites I began to fall in love with this cake. The cinnamon is the perfect spice for this cake, it brings a sweet spicy element to this cake and pairs so well with the apples. Now, the brown sugar cake was love at first bite! I have to say that the addition of icing really completed this cake for me. With its beautiful springy texture and a touch of sweetness Magnolia Bakery really has created a winning recipe here.
Yes, they are that good!
"The best brownies I have ever had", "These are my kind of brownies", "Oh my gosh these are so good!". These are just some of the thoughts various friends and family members have said after they ate these brownies. My boyfriends brother's girlfriend (that's a mouthful I know) absolutely adored these brownies. She was raving about every aspect about them. She even went as far to say that they were the best brownies she has EVER had. I'm not a huge chocolate fan so I am not the best judge here but I can tell you that these are some beautiful fudgy looking brownies. I had multiple people try these brownies for me and not one person had anything negative to say about them. Because I want to give everyone an honest review I did try these brownies even though chocolate is not my favorite. I thought that the pecans gave a nice crunch and the toffee added a salty element to this sweet snack that was much needed. I didn't get a whole lot from the white chocolate because the brownies were pretty flavorful themselves.
Bye Bye Magnolia
So sad but I must bid farewell to sharing my Magnolia Bakery adventures with all of you. I wholeheartedly believe that every single one of you should purchase this book. It is full of easy recipes to follow, wont break the bank, and everything sincerely tastes delicious. Its a win win win situation here, what do you have to lose? Thank you all for coming on this journey with me and I hope that this encourages you to try something new and learn new things, no matter how hard they may seem. If I can do it you 100% can to!
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