from the recipe files | classic chocolate brownies {dusted with a unicorn}

- why don't we . . . whip up some brownies? {classic brownies are rare in tokyo} -

Cannot believe it is already September. Feels like an eye blink since New Year's and having panic attacks for no apparent reason. Well, reason is sort of apparent. Feels like have accomplished nothing in the past eight months and the year is almost over. And feeling truly guilty for lack of recipes posted. (Actually recipes exist, but no time to edit photos and write recipes out.) Guilty, guilty, guilty.

Quite fond of brownies. Especially the classic chewy kind. But because of tricky, tiny oven, the first three attempts ended up in catastrophe. After taking break for two weeks (because one can only eat so many brownies over such a short period of time), finally got around to giving it another go and results were better. Actually, brownies look and taste v.g. Have dusted it with a unicorn (actual meaning: have dusted it with confectioner's sugar in shape of a unicorn), and am feeling like lovely Martha Stewart-like woman. Oh, forgot this all took place two weeks ago. Not v.g. Starting to feel guilty again. Feel like eating brownie, except none left.

Have finally edited photos and written out recipe which means can finally publish this post. Feel like responsible, mature woman again. Hurrah!

love, the tokyoette à la bridget jones *

<JAPANESE VERSION AFTER THE JUMP>

* { classic chocolate brownies adapted from : the hummingbird bakery via red online — hummingbird bakery's traditional brownie }
— チョコレートブラウニーのレシピは以下 :

unicorn brownies | a vignette

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brown‧ie   noun   \ˈbrau̇-nē\
: a small square or rectangle of rich usually chocolate cake often containing nuts
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uni‧corn   noun   \ˈyü-nə-ˌkȯrn\
: a mythical animal generally depicted with the body and head of a horse, the hind legs of a stag, the tail of a lion, and a single horn in the middle of the forehead
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. . . after three catastrophic attempts in a row (can never seem to get the oven time right), the fourth try came out close to perfect — and could not help celebrating with a dusting of confectioner's sugar turned into a shape of a pretty unicorn *

p.s. recipe coming soon xo