Best ideas for office "bake-off"

Anonymous
Links to recipes would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Anonymous
Allrecipes.com
Anonymous
Cheesecake and chocolate are always winners here.
Anonymous
These:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-thornton/fudgy-salty-peanut-butter-brownies-recipe.html

However, I use ghiradelli brownie mix vs going through making them myself. Best, Ever.

I've made these, too:
http://thedomesticrebel.com/2013/01/31/red-velvet-cookies-n-cream-magic-bars/

(the domestic rebel site has loads of good recipes)
Anonymous
Do you need to wow people or feed a lot of people or what?
Anonymous
This one is always a hit when I make it.
http://www.marthastewart.com/318202/moist-devils-food-cake
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Do you need to wow people or feed a lot of people or what?


At least in my office, it's an all out war to wow people. Is there really any other type?
Anonymous
In 30+ years of serving, never had one left on the plate!


Rocky Road Bars
(from One of a Kind)

Bar (Don’t use electric mixer for bar)
½ cup butter
1 ounce (square) unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
¾ cup pecans, chopped
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs

Filling (Do use electric mixer for filling)
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup sugar
2 Tbs. flour
¼ cup butter, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
½ tsp. vanilla
¼ cup pecans, chopped
1 (6 oz.) package chocolate chips

Frosting
1 cup miniature marshmallows
¼ cup butter
1 ounce (square) unsweetened chocolate
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
¼ cup whole milk
2 ½ cups confectioner’s sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Make the bar first. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan. In a saucepan over low heat, melt ½ cup butter and 1 ounce chocolate. Add remaining bar ingredients and mix well. Spread in prepared pan.

Next, make filling. In small bowl, combine 6 ounces cream cheese with the next 5 ingredients (sugar, flour, butter, egg, and vanilla). Blend until fluffy. Stir in nuts and spread over chocolate mixture. Sprinkle chocolate chips over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 – 35 minutes until knife in center comes out clean. (If using a glass 9 x 13 dish, 25 minutes is usually enough.)

Sprinkle marshmallows over the cake and bake 2 minutes longer.

Now make frosting. Over low flame in a large saucepan, melt 2 ounces cream cheese. Then add ¼ cup butter, 1 ounce chocolate, and milk, heating ‘til all melted together. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Immediately pour over the marshmallows and swirl together.

Store in the refrigerator.



Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you need to wow people or feed a lot of people or what?


At least in my office, it's an all out war to wow people. Is there really any other type?


hehe
Anonymous
Do men ever participate? At our company, this is a battle where the admin staff cook and the men all eat and judge. Totally lame.
Anonymous
I recently made Smitten Kitchen's Gooey Cinnamon cake for a party and despite it being really rich, it was all gone.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:http://dineanddish.net/2010/12/opposite-of-fancy-recipe-plain-extraordinary-chewy-chocolate-cookies/

I made these last night. Simple but delicious.


15:00 here. Thanks for this link! These cookies and the entire site seem great!
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Do men ever participate? At our company, this is a battle where the admin staff cook and the men all eat and judge. Totally lame.


Yes-- guy and straight men participate in ours.
Anonymous
smitten kitchen recipes often win ours
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