One month ago, on this very day, Measuring Cups, Optional was born. You all caught a glimpse of my measuring cups  and got to know me, Mrs. Measurement, and my blog in its early stages. So here we are one month later, and we’ve done a little bit of growing up:

 So let’s celebrate with chocolate and a birthday song.

 

 

 

Chocolate Brownies with Walnuts Recipe

 Ingredients

 1 stick Unsalted Butter
1/4 cup Cocoa
3 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 cup chopped Walnuts
1 teaspoon Vanilla
 
 

Directions

Grease and flour a baking pan.
In a small saucepan, melt butter with cocoa.
Beat eggs until foamy, then gradually beat in sugar.
Add cocoa-butter mixture to egg mixture.
Sift flour and baking powder then sift half of it into batter.
Mix walnuts into the remaining flour; add to batter; stir to blend.
Add vanilla. Spread batter into the pan
Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes
Ice cooled brownies with icing
 
 
 

Chocolate Icing Recipe

 Ingredients

2 cups Powdered Sugar
4 tablespoons Cocoa
Heavy Cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla
 

Directions

Sift powdered sugar and cocoa into a mixing bowl.
Add vanilla and enough cream to be of desired spreading consistency.