Boozy Brownies

This one was fun! Right away I started with a modification. The Boozy Brownie recipe called for a box brownie mix or your favorite brownie recipe. I opted for the favorite brownie recipe so in this post you're getting 2 recipes!

First you need to make the brownies: Double Deluxe All American Brownies

Yep, you guessed it, I've modified it. Here's my changes to this tasty recipe:
1) I use whole wheat flour instead of white flour.
2) Instead of 1 1/2c semi-sweet chocolate chips, I pour a whole bag of Hershey's Dark Chocolate chips in.
3) I omit the nuts.

*P.S. As a side note, this recipe also makes a yummy habanero brownie that is promptly eaten every time I make it. Just substitute habanero sauce for the vanilla. But that substitution is not in this recipe so now I've made it 3 recipes in one blog! :o)

The Boozy Part: Boozy Brownies
Now that we've made our favorite brownie recipe, it's time to move on to adding the alcohol.

Modifications:
1) I didn't measure the Bourbon. I poured 2 small bottles (the tiny ones that are like $1.75 or so...airplane bottles) of Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey over my brownies.
2) Not really a modification, but I used Kraken Black Spiced Rum (my personal favorite) in the butter cream frosting.
3) For the chocolate topping I used 2 TBSP butter instead of shortening and used 1 cup of dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet. This did not lend itself to drizzling and so ended up being more of another frosting, basically turning my rum butter cream frosting into my chocolate rum butter cream frosting, but no one cared. :o)

Final product: YUMMY! It's extremely sweet, but oh so tasty!

Beginning of the Booze and Bacon culinary adventure!

I love bacon! My love of bacon is well known and I'm always on the lookout for unique recipes with bacon as an ingredient. I'm also intrigued with the idea of cooking and baking with alcohol. Since I needed an excuse to make these experimental recipes, I decided to start a blog to write about my experiences in the booze and bacon culinary world.

A little about me. First, I'm trying to lose weight. I know, why would someone trying to lose weight be baking and cooking with booze and bacon? There is no logical answer to that, but it does mean that the adventure may be a slow one as obviously to maintain my girlish figure (or try to recapture it) I can't be eating rich food all of the time. But nothing says I can't make it and give it away either. However often this is updated, I hope you find it fun!

Second, I'm a recipe modifier. Basically, I don't stay within the lines very well. I'm a rebel at heart. Although I am a cautious rebel and will usually follow a recipe to the letter...the 1st time. After that, all bets are off. :o) I will post the link to the recipe I'm trying and I'll also post how I modified it to appease my rebellious nature.

I would love ideas for recipes to try. The only rule is it must contain alcohol or bacon (or both) as an ingredient! So bring on those recipes!