19
Jun
A Father’s day experiment
For father’s day this year, I decided to bake for my dad because what says love more than home baked goods? I found this simple (but surprisingly innovative) recipe for dessert bars and modified it to add chocolate (<3). I also used the remaining chocolate I had to create nutella brownies (which turned out surprisingly good - and I will post it another day!).
So after my routine gym elliptical run (which is always so satisfying), I showered and sat down to start out my experiment. This is a really easy recipe, best served HOT with COLD vanilla ice cream.
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Ingredients
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup chopped chocolate chips
Directions
- In a mixing bowl, combine dry cake mix and brown sugar. Add butter and eggs; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Combine dates and chocolate; stir into batter (the batter will be stiff). Spread into a greased baking pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around sides of pan to loosen; cool completely before cutting.