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Brownie Pizza

hat do a round shallow pan plus semisweet chocolate chips, butterscotch
W a brownie mix equal? A brownie chips, milk chocolate chips, white
pizza, that’s what! Just lightly mist a 12- chocolate chips, toffee chips, sliced fresh
inch round pizza pan with vegetable oil strawberries . . . the list is endless.
spray, then pour in your favorite brownie Arrange the toppings as if you were
batter made with 3 eggs. Bake at 350°F topping individual pieces of pizza, or
for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until the scatter them randomly over the top. Slice
brownie springs back in the center when the pizza and serve warm. Or let the
touched. You want a springy brownie, brownie cool for 20 minutes, spread it
not too gooey, or you won’t be able to with whipped cream or thawed whipped
pick up a slice. Remove the pan from the topping, and then scatter with toppings.
oven and place it on a wire rack. To transport to a party, place the pizza in
Immediately top the pizza with a clean pizza box lined with waxed paper.

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract machine and scrape down the sides of
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase
3 ⁄4 cup finely chopped walnuts the mixer speed to medium and beat 1 to
2 minutes more, or until the batter is
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven smooth and very thick. Stir in the choco-
and preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly late chips and walnuts. Turn the batter
mist the bottom of a 13- by 9-inch pan into the prepared pan and press it into
with vegetable oil spray and dust it with place with a fork or your fingertips.
flour. Shake out the excess flour. Set the Don’t worry if it doesn’t reach all the way
pan aside. to the sides of the pan, because it will
expand as the pan heats. Place the pan
2. Place the cake mix, melted butter,
in the oven.
milk, egg, and vanilla in a large mixing
bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on 3. Bake the brownies until they puff
low speed for 30 seconds. Stop the up in the center and are firm around