Upside-down Pear & Peach Brownies
1/2 cup flour
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
7 oz semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 t vanilla extract
1 T strong black coffee
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup walnut pieces, chopped
16 pear and peach can halves, drained
>how to make<
*Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
*Grease a 9" square nonstick baking dish.
*Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a small bowl. Set aside.
*In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter.
*Remove the bowl from the heat and let cool slightly.
*Beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and coffee into the melted chocolate mixture.
*Stir in the flour mixture, chocolate chips, and walnuts.
*Arrange pear and peach halves in the prepared baking dish, with the rounded side at the bottom.
*Pour the batter evenly over the fruits.
*Bake 1 hour, covering with foil after 30 minutes.
*Let cool 15 minutes; then hold an upturned plate tightly over the top of the baking dish, invert and unmold.
-serves 16-
Labels: brownies recipe, fruit cake recipe, upside-down cake recipe