Ali Bakes: Birthday Cake Remix Brownies

BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY!!!  Allie's Birthday!  Friend Allie's birthday!  (Not me!  Ha!)

Friend Allie likes rainbows and sprinkles and sweets (like me!  Must be an Al/lie thing!)

So what does one do in such a circumstance?!  Make her a delicious, sweet, rainbow-filled dessert (duh).

I'm also really on a brownie kick lately.  So that's cool.

The latest Foodie Dilemma:  Warm brownies, Room-temp brownies, or Cold brownies?

I've always been a warm-brownie kinda girl (I mean, as close to barely baked as possible is ideal).  But lately, the cold brownie sensation has been strikingly...delicious.  Imma give this a try with the Birthday Beauties described/pictured below.  I'd love to hear your input.  If I don't hear from your input, I'll just assume that you hate brownies...or don't care how you eat your brownies.  (Ha, I mean, c'mon, let's be real...a brownie is a brownie, right?!)

On another date I may have to pose the ever-important question of...Brownies OR Blondies?!

Because I will most definitely, certainly judge you for your answer on this one.  ;)

Birthday Cake Remix Brownies

*Adapted from HostTheToast.com

Ingredients:

For the Birthday Cake Layers:

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1 egg

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1 Tbs vanilla

1 cup all-purpose flour

Pinch of salt

Pinch of baking powder

¼ cup white chocolate chips

¼ cup semi sweet chocolate chips

¼ cup rainbow sprinkles, plus more to top

For the Brownie Layer:

5 Tbs unsalted butter

½ cup sugar

½ cup cocoa powder

¼ tsp vanilla

1 egg, cold

Pinch of salt

Pinch of baking powder

¼ cup all purpose flour

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease an 8x8 inch pan.

 
In a large, microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter in the microwave.  (Do this in short bursts!)  Let the butter cool down so it doesn't cook the next ingredients.  Once the butter is cooled, mix in the egg, brown sugar, and vanilla. 

Stir in the flour, salt, and baking powder until just combined.  Then, fold in all of the white and chocolate chips and ¼ cup of sprinkles.

Scrape the batter into the pan and smooth it out with a knife or spatula. 

In a smaller microwave-safe bowl, melt the 5 tablespoons of butter.  Pour this into the original scraped-out bowl of batter and add the sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla, stirring until combined.

Add in the egg and stir until the mixture is well blended and thick.  Add the flour, salt, and baking powder and mix until fully incorporated and no lumps remain.  Try not to overmix as this will make your brownies tough.

Spread the brownie layer on top of the birthday cake layer and gently smooth it out across the pan using a knife or spatula.  Top with additional sprinkles (!).

Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges begin to pull away from the pan and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Ooey Gooey MESS of a DELICIOUS
Birthday Brownie!

Let the brownies cool in the pan for 1 hour, then cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight so you can cut them easily.  Cut into small squares and serve!