Baking Brownies

[Eve]

I'm about to bake some brownies for Children in Need on Friday - planning on baking them tonight (so I have time for a Plan B tomorrow if all doesn't go according to plan!) and then covering them with chocolate tomorrow.

A few questions...

Is it best to use baking paper or foil in the tins (small square roasting ones, quite shallow) to help get them out in one piece.

Is it best to store them in a cake tin in a cupboard or on a plate in the fridge to keep them nice.

Then comes the battle of getting them into work via two buses!

Let the baking commence :)

[tonyav]

Save me one please, Jenna. yum yum.

[vodkancoke]

I use baking paper/greaseproof paper and store them in a tin, not a tupperwear. :)

[owdhamer]

Store brownies?

[Eve]

Storing them until I taken them in Friday morning Owd :) I don't want them to go dry or soggy.

I have a cake tin though I was going to leave them in the baking tin til tomorrow then do the melted chocolate on the top so it sets neater (it being me!), well, that was the plan haha!

I have cake tins to put them in after though :)

Will try the baking paper, got some earlier, not using those silly frilly cake baking paper things I tried last time after they fluffed up my cake (with no help from me of course ;)).

[Eve]

Ooh Tony, they are for charity so you might have to put you hand in your pocket ;) Or come win our fancy dress competition! Am making two lots :)

[lcg]

greaseproof paper....and store in a nice tin.....my brownies always taste better the next day! good luck x

[friedgreentomato]

as vodka

[fairycakes69]

I use baking paper, mind and let them cool for a few hours before taking them out. I put mine in an airtight cake tin and they last for a week, well if I hide them in a cupboard and I'm the only one who knows where they are.

Happy baking

[tonyav]

Hand in pocket, Jenna but seeing has it's you, no problem.

[Eve]

Oooh they've just gone in the oven! :) Still not being able to mix well with silly arthritic bits...grrrr.... (Jenna goes off to google electric whisks...).

Timer on so we shall see! The house smells lovely though :)

Got my baking paper in and cake tins on standby, will leave them in a bit as suggested once I turn the oven off.

[cazzz1975]

well worth getting an electric whisk, they only cost pennies and they save a lot of cramp x

[Eve]

Well, last night's effort was not good - you might want your money back Tony ;) Really struggled with the stirring but bought myself a little present today, a cheap little electric whisk and I LOVE it!!!

I now have two halves of a chocolate sponge cake and two lots of chocolate brownies cooling :) Got some chocolate to melt later to top the brownies and cake s and some double cream to put in the middle of the cake...I feel another question coming on...

[lcg]

hi jenna....what went wrong with yesterdays batch? x

[Eve]

I don't think it was mixed up enough, was struggling mixing as wrists bad...hence new prezzie :) I might have a baking frenzy! x