I am not going to play footsies with you today. Today is the beginning of a wonderful, assessment free weekend and I intend to enjoy every foodie minute of it with you all my friends 🙂 (but I would like to apologist in advance for my horrid lighting, I was making these during the night 😀 – I still think you will like them though)
After one insanely long post, and one comparatively short post, this post will hopefully be just right and focused completely on the goodness that is dessert (especially since my last post was savoury – quel horreur! Nah, not really :P)
As the terribly punny title will tell you, this recipe involves Twix. Milk chocolate covering caramel on shortbread Twix. The international slip-in-your-pocket equivalent to a caramel chocolate slice or Millionaires shortbread. I can see your ears pricking up so much you may as well be a pixie or an elf 😀
The Twix is a much loved candy bar. So much flavour. So much good flavour. Now, what if I told you I made up a recipe. Very loosely adapted (and that was only the base) from someone else but essentially my own idea which I would like to think as revolutionary without tooting my own horn.
We all like blondies? Yes, nods all round? Good. But this is not a blondie. Blondie is a cousin to the brownie. It is always more cake like and slightly chewy like a muesli bar but not fudgy. It is a cousin, nothing more and when the two get together, more often than not Blondie is left out. Totally not atomic 😉
But what features in this recipe is too much like a brownie to be a blondie. It is dense, it is fudgy and it is very, very chocolate-y. On its own, without its additional armour. But problem – it is white.
*SCREAM*
It is a hybrid. Something that came out of the apocalyptic food world. A mutated brownie. A whitie. And that is that. It is here to stay. Good luck trying to get rid of it. Because you won’t want to.
Soft, fudgy, a crackly top so reminiscent of that dark and decadent delight, this is a completely whole new thing. Everything is the same, it is just white. And remember. It is not a blondie.
If your ears perked up them, I think your jaw has dropped by now. But wait because it gets even better.
That base idea was from the goddess of the foodie world, Smitten Kitchen. After overhauling that, I went on. I couldn’t stop. The whitie had taken control over me. And then things got out of hand. And this is where Twix enters in a dazzling flash of light and a red carpet.
Imagine a layer of Twix packed in between two thick chunks of fudgy whitie. Imagine if that was not the only Twix type in the whitie. Ok, now your eyes are bulging, seriously I can see them from the thousands of kilometres I am sitting from most of you. Get yourselves together people, I am coming to the finally bit – and you don’t want to get shocked.
Second type of Twix – a Twix coating on the whities. First a dark and rich ganache. Chocolate and cream melding together. Then some piping (not into the mouth, onto the ganache) of caramel sauce (homemade is best – link below ;)) and then a sprinkling of shortbread biscuit crumbs to hype up the mood.
So what do we have now?
- Twix layer
- Twix Frosting
- A Whitie
So let us call this something better than the name I thought of first: Jeans-The-Ripper
Let us go for something a bit more tasteful and elegant: How about Two Twixed Fudgy Whities? Attention getting, descriptive and sounds like a treat? Ok let’s stick with that 🙂
And just before I let you gaze into the words of this recipe, just a little shout out to C, whose barbecue these will be sent to (after more than a nibble from me ;)) – Happy Birthday!!!! 😀
Enjoy my friends the revolutions of foodie world!
Two Twixed Fudgy “Whities”
Loosely Adapted Whitie from Smitten Kitchen’s White Chocolate Brownies
Makes: 16-24 squares
Ingredients:
- 200g white chocolate, chopped
- 113g copha (solidified coconut shortening)
- 113g butter
- 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted
- 3x Single serve Twix bars, 2 in each packet and chopped into quarters (refrigerate)
- 1 recipe chocolate ganache – use all dark chocolate
- 1 cup caramel sauce (homemade with pictorial!)
- 2-3 tbs crushed biscuit crumbs
Method:
- Preheat oven to 155 degrees C. Grease and line a 24cmx18cm baking tray (make sure some lining hanging over the edges so can pull out easily)
- Melt chocolate, copha and butter together in a saucepan over medium heat – be warned that copha takes a little longer so if that is slightly melted first, it will be better
- Let mixture cool to lukewarm
- Beat in sugar
- Beat in eggs and vanilla, adding eggs one at a time
- Stir through SIFTED plain flour until well combined (do not overmix and make your you sift because unlike brownies, you can’t see big flour lumps and break them, especially because the mixture is so sticky and gooey)
- Pour 1/4 batter into prepared pan
- Press Twix quarters into the batter
- Pour over remaining batter until covering all bars. If any slightly float up to the top, use a skewer and push them back down
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out with fudgy crumbs (and there is a beautiful crackly crust on top)
- Put onto a wire rack to cool. Do not unmold
- Make ganache recipe. Let sit for 5 minutes before pouring on top of lukewarm whities – spread to all corners. Refrigerate, uncovered.
- Make caramel recipe (and cool to thick consistency) or use store bought. Pour into a squeezy bottle or piping bag (bottle is much easier) and pipe a design on top of completely cooled ganache-d whities
- Sprinkle biscuit crumbs on top
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until fully set. Cut into squares and devour. Seriously 🙂
I promise to update this post tomorrow with some better photos with natural lighting, all cut up and ready to be taken away (saving a couple I assure you :D) – Good night my friends!
UPDATE: 23RD FEBRUARY 2012
OMG OMG OMG OMG, THESE WERE SO BEAUTIFUL INSIDE! Absolutely gorgeous!
I highly recommend cutting them with a sharp knife dipped in hot water and wiped clean because these are the fudgiest brownies – no, whities – I have ever had to cut!
Now you see why they are not blondies? 😀
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Oh my God. If I make this for my boyfriend I am SURE he will propose 😛 x
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I wish you all the best then 😀
Thank you!
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Choc Chip Uru
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uh la la my kids would love this ❤
thanks for sharing !
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Haha thanks so much for enjoying – I hope you whole family does 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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I love Twix!! I dare say my favourite chocolate bar. These must have been soooo much fun to eat! Thanks for the great recipe.
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My question is who doesn’t love Twix?? These certainly were a treat and I am glad you being a fellow Twix-ie enjoyed them – Thank you 😀
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Oh, you’re killing me–I would not be able to stay away from this, since Twix is my favorite candy bar! The problem is that I want a piece of this. Right. now.
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I wish I had a piece to give to you my friend 😀
Thanks for liking this so much – Twix is the best!!!
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Choc Chip Uru
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I thought your 3 chocolate baked items post earlier would put me in a sugar coma…now I’m thinking this recipe is going to do it for sure. How yummy do these look? I have no words.
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Haha, no such thing as a sugar coma (unless you mean going absolutely high :D)
I am so glad you liked these so much, thank you thank you thank you 🙂
Also, I was trying to leave comments on your posts but it doesn’t seem to be working right now 😦 so I will let you know here 🙂
1. Your apple pie pizza looks gorgeous – amazing recipe and such a cute pictorial 😀
2. I appreciate you subscribing very much my friend – I too have subscribed to yours under a different email
3. Your batman cookies are awesome! I love batman as my favourite superhero (and not because it is Christian Bale :P)
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Choc Chip Uru
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I absolutely love Twix! I can only imagine how sinfully delicious this is! Thanks for stopping by my blog. – Rachel
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Thanks – and you are right, richness is a mild word to use for this 😛
If you are a Twix lover you will fall in love!
And I enjoyed your blog my friend!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Those look sooooo good! I love the pictures. Thank you for visiting my blog 🙂
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Thanks so much my friend 😀
And it was my pleasure – can’t wait to see more!
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Choc Chip Uru
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The Twix lovers in my family, and I, thank you very much. We will also hold you responsible for any weight gained as a result of over indulging in these.
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Haha I don’t know whether to say thank you or to run and hide 😛
Glad you enjoyed it so much 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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Those look insanely good!
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Thank you very much – they appeal to all tastebuds 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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Just the photos took my breath away! I’ll bet they are wonderful! I know that I’m going to love following your blog! Thank you! Allen.
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Thank you so much 😀
You have very nice things to say and I appreciate it – and thank you also for becoming a followed my friend (get ready to bust your sweet tooth ;))
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Choc Chip Uru
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my stomach hurts just from reading this. LOVE!
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Haha, good to know that is a good thing 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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these look amazing – i’m so impressed. i’ve seen desserts with peanut butter cups or oreos inside, but never with twix. what a fabulous idea!
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Thank you – and it means a lot that you like it so much 😀
I am always trying to be original in what I add into my dishes – give a kick up 😉
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Choc Chip Uru
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Oh wow these look incredibly dangerous if left too long in my house; I guarantee the entire pan would be gone by days end….I have a weekness for everything that is included in this recipe!
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They are definitely addictive = dangerous 😉
I am glad these were for a party otherwise goodbye to my jeans 😛
Happy you enjoyed this!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Oh my these do look mighty Delish!!! Entertaining post as always!
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Thank you my friend on both counts 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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Wow! So seriously decadent 🙂 love a good twix!
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Thanks 😀
And who doesn’t to be honest 😉
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Choc Chip Uru
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am currently at work, have a banana on my desk. Only problem being ‘I know’ the vending machine sells king size Twix though
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When I get into situations like that, I always share with friends (or in your case workmates) – you get your ccraving fulfilled and make others happy 🙂
Or you can just have a junk day – we all need one now and again!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Wow this looks amazing! I love Twix bars. I’ll be trying out this recipe soon!
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Thank you my friend – and these are made for any true twix lover for sure 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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Choc Chip Uru, my ears perked up (in elfin magic form) during the first round of your post — then you added the updates, and my eyeballs joined in the fun (if it’s possible for eyeballs to be elfin shaped…) What a FABULOUS dessert!
Now I’m just trying to figure out if there’s anything close to copha here in the States… maybe solidified coconut fat (the kind you find at the top of a can of cream of coconut?) Hmmm… this bears some research. 🙂
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Thank you so so so much my friend 😀
Your words have made my day!!! Too happy you enjoyed it so much!
As for copha, I don’t the fat off the top of the coconut cream would be a substantial enough substitute – any vegetable shortening will do, as long as it is white and looks like butter – of course you can also use all butter if you wish too as well no hassle 🙂
Enjoy!
Choc Chip Uru
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Twix is my favorite candy bar. What a delicious addition to a white chocolate bar cookie. Yum! 😀 – Kim
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Thank you very much 😀
It is certainly what I want to put into everything I bake now 😉
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Choc Chip Uru
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wow! these look dangerously good. Twix bars are probably one of my favorite candy bars of all time, so this recipe is definitely on my “to make as soon as possible” list.
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Haha, thank you so much my friend! I adore twix myself so when I decided to make these, it was definitely a good idea to fight back against my constant twix craving 😉
ENjoy!
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Choc Chip Uru
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I would eat the whole pan for breakfast! This looks and sounds like a dream!! I need to start baking with more candy 🙂 Fabulous recipe, I love it!
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I almost wanted to before the sense kicked into my head 😛
Thank you so much! And I am really getting into candy baking – a new trend for me alongside devouring whole boxes of them 😉
Really happy you enjoyed it!
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Choc Chip Uru
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omygosh I am obsessed with these! Amazing idea!! I’d like a piece right now please 🙂
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Thank you very much 🙂
And why don’t you pop on over and take those slices I can’t stop eating off my hands 😉
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Choc Chip Uru
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my ears did perk, jaw did drop & eyes definitely bulged… what a killer of a dessert this is! bookmarked!
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Haha, good to know I had accurate premonitions 😉
Thank you so much and glad you enjoyed it!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Oh. My. God. These look so tempting. You outdid yourself!
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Thank you so much 😀
These are deftiniely addictive!
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Choc Chip Uru
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I can’t stop coming back to this and drooling. I have to wait for when I have friends over though, if I make this now, I will eat it all myself!
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Thanks 😀
I agree that these ‘whities’ have a certain call back – Believe me I didn’t want to give these for the party at alll! 😛
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Choc Chip Uru
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Oh dear.. this looks just too sinful! 🙂
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Thanks, they certainly are 😉
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Choc Chip Uru
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O.O my eyes just popped out!
I want, I want, I want!!!!
I can imagine how they melt in the mouth, so many chocolaty flavoures,.. heaven on earth!
Was fun reading through your post. =)
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Haha, I love how eager you are for these – they really are melti-in-mouth 😀
Reallly glad you enjoyed this post and thanks for stopping by!
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Choc Chip Uru
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You got me with the ganache…..
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I got myself with that too 😉
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Choc Chip Uru
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that looks incredible! you’ve really out done yourself 🙂 my mouth is watering…. i can almost taste it! just love it 🙂
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Thank you so much 😀
I am really happy you liked it as much as you have my friend – enjoy if you make these!
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Choc Chip Uru
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These look stunning. I love the layers. Great looking stickers. as well. Hmm maybe you could advertise on one of our HK trams. I can picture it now. Choc Chip Uru with lots of yummy treats. Everyone would want to take that tram. Take care, BAM
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Thanks on both counts my friend 😀
And it sounds so cool to be on a tram in hk!!!
I’m sure you have already graced the best trams with your yummy dishes 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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WOW!!! That is my first thought! Who cares on lighting, those “Jeans-A-Ripper” look pretty fantastic!!! Twix is one of my favorite candy bars:-) Sending Hugs, Terra
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You are too nice! – thank you so much!!! 😀
Twix is definitely a star in this and I am glad you enjoyed it!!!
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Choc Chip Uru
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OMG. my eyes were bulging!! And mouth watering… great recipe!!
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Thank you so much 😀
So happy you enjoyed it my friend!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Oh, these look fabulous!!! So delicious AND decadent!!! Have a great weekend, my friend~
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Thank you very much, they most certainly are 😀
And I hope you too enjoy a very relaxed and chocolate filled 2 days 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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Looks incredible… I love twix!!
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Thank you so much 😀
And everyone does!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Oh. MY. GOD! These sound incredible 🙂 I can’t wait to try making these!!
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Thank you 😀
And I hope you enjoy them like I did when you do 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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Like, WOW! Twix is my favorite treat, and I think I’m having heart flutters just looking at this dessert. This is pure genius and I agree with Tina: AWESOME work with this dessert. Is there any left. 🙂
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Thank you so much for so many kind words! I think is definitely perfect for a Twix lover like you 😀
And I wish there was some left 😉
Parties take them all 😛
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Choc Chip Uru
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Be-twix-ting!!! 🙂
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Love the pun – so much better than mine :P!!! And thank you for suscribing my friend, I think I already have but I will check and subscribe to yours via my other email 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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Pardon me while I wipe the drool from my keyboard…
I haven’t had a candy bar in years but this is ridiculously tempting.
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Haha, I think you are much overdue for a good dose of candy 😀
Maybe you could come over and help me get rid of my stash 😉
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Choc Chip Uru
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This looks so good! Twix are one of may faves so I’ll be trying this one out soon! anne
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Thank you so much – let me know how it turns out and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did 😀
And it was a pleasure commenting on your site – wonderful recioes!
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Choc Chip Uru
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You never cease to create delicious treats! Wish I can grab those right away!
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Thank you very much 😀
And I am mentally sending you some though I am not sure how strong it will be 😉
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Choc Chip Uru
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Oh em gee- This looks awesome. The only chocolate thing I have on hand today is a protein bar, and I now have the sudden urge to run to the vending machine and get a twix instead.
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I love your version of omg 😀
And I seriously suggest you give that protein bar to a child who needs to grow up healthy and get that Twix 😉
So happy you liked this!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Candy cookie blondie-its all good and very creative of you. Cooking something inside of another is tricky business, but it looks like you sailed through this without a hitch. Also, the birthday girl will be delighted seeing this, I know I would be. Enjoy the weekend!
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Thank you very much – I was to be honest a little apprehensive seeing as this was one of those times where I was going for my own recipe which was actually for an event but I was really happy with the turn out 😀
Hope you have a wonderful weekkend too my friend!
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Choc Chip Uru
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I think I’ve gone into chocolate-overload (in a good way) just reading this post. Love the step by step chocolate layered photos.
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Thanks 😀
And good to know I sent you to a wonderful place 😉
Glad you enjoyed!
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Choc Chip Uru
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Looks very yummy and I can’t say that I’ve seen this sort of recipe before so also very unique.
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Thank you 😀
I am working on making up my own recipes or adapting like crazy when I use someone else’s so your comment means a lot 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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I enjoyed looking at each of the pics until the finale and what a wonderful outcome I must say. Goodness this is superbly tempting even for someone like me who enjoy little slices of desserts. Nothing was wrong with the lighting as all the pics were clear and perfect just like the recipe.
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You are so sweet 🙂
Thank you very much – I am glad that you enjoyed this post so much and I could entice you with the pictures 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
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You simply out did yourself. These look divine.
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Too kind my friend, thank you very much 🙂
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Choc Chip Uru
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Oh dear god, this looks so delicious…I’m tearing up over here because I can’t have a piece right now. The mini Twix bar on my desk looks so sad it can’t be part of this yumminess.
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Aww I wish I could send a piece to you! Don’t cry, just bake 😀
And to put that poor little twix out of its misery, I truly believe eating it will be the best for everyone 😉
Glad you enjoyed this!
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Choc Chip Uru
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This tooooo delicious and what about all those calories? Oh, blow the diet! I am going to have to try making this.
What is a blondie? 🙂
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Haha, diets are not even in the equation for this ‘whitie’ – though perhaps the treadmill will become your best friend 😉
I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
And a blondie is supposedly white chocolate counterpart of a brownie but in my experience, it has been much less fudgy and more cake like with a milder white chocolate flavour – these ‘whities’ should really be the yin to the brownie yang 😀
Hope it was explained ok 😛
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Choc Chip Uru
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You did an awesome job! They look delicious. I love Twix (haven’t had one in a while though) and yours look inviting and appetizing. YUM!
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Thank you so much – I think you need some Twix pretty soon (marvelous self control you have :D)
Enjoy!
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Choc Chip Uru
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