Baking Inclined.

Baking is a huge passion of mine! My “Baking Inclined” blog will introduce you to the recipes I’ve discovered and baked myself, so you can bake them at home. Featuring adapted content from amazing other bloggers - plus a number of original recipes!

Buckeye Brownies
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Buckeye Brownies

Buckeye football is back! Which means all things chocolate and peanut butter are in order. Rather than pull out an old favorite, I wanted to come up with something new and fun. So Matt and I put our heads together to brainstorm. Turns out our heads were going in the same direction – Buckeye Brownies. But not the standard, “add peanut butter frosting on top of brownies.” We decided we wanted a brownie that LOOKS like a Buckeye too!

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Skillet Brownie (for 2)
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Skillet Brownie (for 2)

Love is sharing an ooey-gooey skillet brownie with your very best friend. Fresh out of the oven, piping hot and covered in rich vanilla ice cream, it’s the perfect dessert to fight over with two spoons. Or keep it all to yourself – you’ll find no judgement here. This skillet brownie comes together in 5 minutes, is out of the oven in 20, and will be devoured in less than 2.

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Cheesecake Brownies
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Cheesecake Brownies

If there’s two desserts Matt loves most in this world, they’d be cheesecake and brownies. Probably one of his favorite things is fresh, ooey gooey brownies straight out of the oven - although he respects my insistence that baked goods need at least 2-3 minutes to cool and set up before he digs in. Last weekend, I mused aloud about a brownie bottomed cheesecake. Matt, of course, perked right up at the thought. Originally planned as a weekend bake, I surprised Matt with these on a weeknight as a pick-me-up after an unexpectedly crazy and stressful week.

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Not-So-Blondies
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Not-So-Blondies

They say blondes have more fun, but I say it’s brunettes all the way! It’s not very often that significantly alter the recipes I use, but these “not-so-blondies” or brunettes are the result of some significant recipe adjustments!

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