If you haven’t guessed, yes, I have a thing for Neopolitan cake, this time I carving it up into a Neapolitan icebox cake. The layers are built on chocolate graham crackers and filled with a Neapolitan striping of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla buttercream.
It’s been hot as heck this last week here. You the know the kind of hot that leaves you distracted with finding the right excuse for why you can’t get pass the second item on your to-do list.
Oh, gawd, Snickers coffee cake? Yes, go ahead, unbutton your pants. I’ll wait. Okay, think traditional coffee cake, you know the kind with a heavier crumb and all nutty with pecans, spiced with cinnamon and crunchy with a streusel topping – well here’s where I part ways with the classic: the streusel. I kept the crunchy and upped the traditional brown sugar pecan streusel with a Snickers streusel. Since my heavy hand is never happy, I added a salted caramel glaze to the topping as well.
Lace up your running shoes (or not) because this one is a caloric whopper! Just don’t say I didn’t warn you about how rich this is.
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This easy raspberry brownie recipe can be thrown together in less than 20minutes. I started with Alton Brown’s Cocoa Brownies then added another layer to it for a raspberry cheesecake brownie that’s not too sweet, not too fudgy and bright with a burst of fruity tartness in almost every bite.
My apologies I’m keeping this post so brief since my life this week is pure chaos and insanity with moving. Expect the remaining posts for this week to be same, short and sweet – don’t miss the next post. It’s seriouisly crazy. If you follow, me on Instagram, then you saw the teaser and the caption that said, “I can’t wait to share this.” Continue reading Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
