Barefoot and Baking in the kitchen: Heading into Fall

In celebration of the new fall season coming to Sweden (yes a little earlier than I am used to, but nonetheless this is the season in Sweden now) and it's also my mother's birthday, I have been baking up a storm. Since I don't live anywhere near my mom (sniff sniff) I still thought it nice to honor her with some baking. The only problem I realized, was that if she were here, she would only enjoy one of my baked goods from today, because she is an avid hater of coffee "anything". So to usher in Fall I have made a coffee, brownie cake and in honor of my mother's birth I have made pear, cinnamon muffins.

Happy birthday mom! And welcome lovely Fall season!

Until my next post enjoy the beauty around you.

If you live near the west coast of Sweden and are interested in some of my baked goods, please contact me grahamlr@gmail.com

Barefoot and Baking in the Kitchen

Melted butter and cocoa

Together with coffee gives a lovely glossy look

Coffee grounds

Eggs and sugar

Cold coffee made from yesterday's breakfast works great!

Nice silky smooth

Beautiful swirls made from the egg and sugar mixture

Flour mixture

Coffee, brownie cake done. Added up top for a nice
look is shredded chocolate and nuts

See that lovely white cake plate...this is my new
birthday gift! I think it's so classy and this chocolate
brownie looks divine atop.

So pretty

Chocolate Brownie cake

6 tbsp. butter (melted)
1/2 C cocoa
2 eggs
1 1/4 C sugar
2 tbsp. coffee grounds
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C strong already made coffee
14 tbsp. flour (sorry for the crazy conversion, 14 tbsp is also 4/5 cup)
Set oven to 325F or 175C. Melt the butter and mix in the cocoa. Whisk the eggs and sugar together set aside. Mix in the coffee and vanilla into melted butter and cocoa. Add egg mixture and flour, mix thoroughly. Pour into 9" baking pan, bake for 20 minutes or until the middle is not runny. Decorate with shredded chocolate pieces when it's warm. Taste really nice with whipped cream or ice cream.

Pear Cinnamon Muffins

Cut pears into small pieces