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Played with Camera Settings...
« Reply #-1 on: March 30, 2013, 10:02:52 PM »
Hey,

  I saw a picture a week ago of someone who had made a brownie chocolate chip cookie muffin thingy in a muffin pan.  I just HAD to see if I could bake the same.  Unfortunately the picture of the end product didn't come with baking instructions, so had to wing it.  I think I got it though.

  The family was perturbed to say the least, they weren't allowed to have any until I got a decent shot of my creation.  Both my 17 year old and my 12 year old boy were behind me the entire time, hovering.

  A rectangle white plate, with some props, a shoe-mounted flash pointed up and to the right bouncing off my white kitchen cabinets gave me the light.  I tried a few auto settings, but couldn't get what I wanted.  Set it to full manual, set my shutter to 250/sec and brought the aperture down until it looked right.  I used a 105mm micro f2.8 lens.  All told took about 8 minutes to get it done.

xo, Biggles





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Re: Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« on: March 30, 2013, 10:13:34 PM »
Nice composition and depth of field Biggles!
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Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2013, 10:19:18 PM »
Those look really good
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Re: Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2013, 11:01:22 PM »
Mmmm, Cookie Cakes!! Nice job!

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Re: Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2013, 07:45:06 AM »
I was thinking about eating healthy stuff today...   ???
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Re: Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2013, 10:42:05 AM »
I was thinking about eating healthy stuff today...   ???

  We're human, our minds come up with all kinds of crazy things.  Just don't act upon them.

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Re: Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2013, 10:42:33 AM »


  Thank you all and happy easter!

xo, Biggles

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Re: Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2013, 12:36:36 PM »
So..what was the recipe ands method please?  Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Re: Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2013, 01:33:24 PM »
So..what was the recipe ands method please?  Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

  Here's the scoop. The image that inspired me showed these things maybe an inch thick.  I tried both that thickness and then enough to make it the size of a regular muffin.  The consensus was that the larger ones were far preferable.

  Instead of using mixes for both, I used Judy Rosenberg's recipe for chocolate chip cookies.  Her recipe I like the most, I believe that's because the ratio of brown sugar to white favors the brown.  I used Duncan Hines boxes brownie mix, buy 2 because I ran out of brownie mix halfway through.  The originals showed that cupcake papers were NOT used, I would suggest using them for ease of removal.

  Set oven to 350, rack in center.  After 1 trial, I found that 6 minutes of baking for the brownie (added first to the muffin hole) was about right.  Using a fancy scooper with the auto-flipper-outter function that gives you a 1" cookie ball seems to work exceptionally well.  Add a scoop of cookie dough to the 6 minute brownie, cook another 20 minutes if you're making the larger muffin cookies.  15 minutes for the smaller version, still 6 minutes on the brownie.

  As with all baking things, times vary.  So, keep your eyes on it and maybe make 2 muffin cookies first to get your procedure down.  If I do it again, I might try 375 degrees.  And that would screw with baking times, but alls fun in baking sugary treats, eh?

xo, Biggles

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Re: Dual Muffin Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffin Thingy
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2013, 02:02:06 PM »
This is really great!
My mom makes the exact same, only with a cream cheese filling. Kinda like a Cannoli muffin.  ;D
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