I'm not sure what's supposed to be "magic" about these. Is it that the blondies magically turned themselves into cupcakes? That seems less like magic and more like me putting blondie batter into cupcake pans. Maybe I'm just underestimating my magical powers.
This one surprised me, because I keep seeing it in the book and I've really had no interest in making it. But obviously I have to make everything, so I was looking for something to do yesterday and I figured I might as well. Also I wanted to do some of the "Nutty & Chunky" ones cos I have a bunch of nuts that I've bought and I need to use them. Of course, I didn't have the right kind of nuts for this one. I needed chopped walnuts. I had lots of other nuts and no walnuts. But I looked through the recipe and I thought to myself, I just don't think the walnuts are necessary.
I know, I know, I've been saying I'm following every recipe exactly. But after I made the Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies I realized that a lot of these recipes are just overloaded with stuff. Coconut flakes, nuts, chocolate chips, dried fruit, like everything under the sun you can think of. I made an executive decision. I decided it's not necessary.
So this blondie (in cupcake form) was supposed to have coconut flakes, chocolate chips, walnuts, and dried cherries. No walnuts. Plus that's better for me cos I'm allergic to walnuts so now I can eat them. Score.
I was surprised with these. They're good! The blondie batter was really smooth and sweet and delicious. Then all the stuff is mixed into it, and then you keep some of the stuff aside and sprinkle it on the tops. This is another thing I'd change. I'd just sprinkle a little bit of coconut flakes on top, mostly for looks. The dried cherries that were on top got too dried out, and the chocolate chips that were on top got too gooey and dripped all over the place. But other than that I really like these little guys. It's a cute idea.
Yield:
Recipe predicted: 12.
Actual: 12.
34 recipes down, 141 to go.
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