Sweet Valentine Brownies and Blog Awards

  
          I promised to share tips and ideas for your Valentine's Day desserts.

          This is one of them.

          This dessert is ahh-mazing! You get your favorite brownie, frosted and drizzled with caramel sauce. Read that again. :)

          Talk about a perfect way to dress up a brownie for your Sweetheart!

Brownie kiss :)

 Tip:
Start with your favorite brownie recipe. We all have one, right? You want to make this dessert perfect!
I used a heart shaped baking pan for whoopie pies. If you do so, adjust the baking time, to 10 - 13 minutes. You do not want to over bake your brownies.
After they cool, frost them and drizzle the caramel sauce over the top.

I used this frosting recipe.
I also have a caramel sauce recipe here, on the blog, but I may have just found my new favorite one! My Hubby had 3 teaspoons when taste-testing and declared it "sooooo good". :)
Caramel sauce that is man-approved? Score!!

Caramel Sauce:


1 c granulated sugar
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 c heavy cream, room temperature

Place the sugar in a medium saucepan. Place on medium heat and whisk. Eventually, it will start to melt and clump up. Just keep whisking. It will melt and turn caramel color.
When all the sugar is melted, remove from heat and add all the butter. Keep whisking until smooth.
Add the cream, pouring slowly. Whisk until all combined and smooth. Pour into a jar and let sit for 10 - 15 minutes on a counter. Place in the refrigerator while you make the brownies and frosting. It should keep well for 2 weeks in the fridge, but I won't swear by it because mine disappeared the next day. :D
It will turn cloudy while it cools.
source: Brown Eyed Baker

If you read my blog, you know that recently I was awarded the Liebster Award.
In the past two weeks, I received not one, not two... wait for it.. not three (!!).. but FOUR more Liebster Awards!! ( thud - me against the floor - faint )
That's 4 of them  total! I feel like it's the Oscars and my movie just won! :)
I would like to thank the Academy... lol :)

Ok, seriously now. I would LOVE to thank my fellow bloggers. You guys are the sweetest bunch ever! I am amazed that someone actually reads my blog, not to mention uses my recipes, and awards my blog!
Every time that number on the right rises - I do my happy dance! ( btw, that's how I stay lean :D It's my workout, people! Ok, having three little ones helps too :D ).

I want you to meet, if you already don't know them, the three wonderful blogger who chose CCS for the awards.

Sweet Aimee from Bargain Bites - her close-up photos will have you drooling! 

Rockin' it Stephanie at Rodeo Bucket who has some delicious recipes that are diabetic - friendly.

Adorable Kristine from Whipped Baking - you need to see her raspberry jam filled cupcakes! Yumm!

Fabulous Pam from Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner - her recipes will make you feel right at home!

Now it's my turn to spread a little love. I am passing this award to these fellow bloggers.
I thought it would only be fair if I chose 20 of them.

1. Laura from Laura Loves Cakes
2. Daisy from Daisy's World
3. Ann from At the Patisserie
4. Little J from Whisk it good
5. Beti from Beti Vanilla
6. Richard from What's Cooking at Richard's
7. Jaclyn from Cooking Classy
8. Andrea from Quest for Delish
9. Yelena from Cooking Melangery
10. Shari from The Saucy Gourmet
11. Marina from Cooking Essential
12. Susan at The Weekly Sweet Experiment
13. Jay from Foodie In Me
14. Peggy from Hidden Haven Homestead Too
15. Jessie from Cooking Moments
16. Renee from Attack of the Hungry Monster
17. Irina from Nutty Crunch
18. Jess from Hungry Harps
19. Heidi from Food and Fun
20. Mom What's For Dinner

A Liebster Blog Award is given to talented  and loved bloggers who have less than 200 followers.

Here are the rules:

1. Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
2. Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
3. Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve to be noticed.
5. Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blog.

Enjoy!