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C H O C O L A T E C H E E S E C A K E S A N D S O M U C H M O R E 251

BROWNIE CHOCOLATE E
BROWNIE CHOCOLAT

MOUSSE TRIFLE E
MOUSSE TRIFL

y friend Kathy Sellers
SERVES: 16
passed along a recipe for a PREPARATION TIME: 25 MINUTES
BAKING TIME: 25 TO 30 MINUTES
brownie trifle, and it was
CHILLING TIME: 1 HOUR
the beginning of this fabulous
ASSEMBLY TIME: 10 MINUTES
recipe in which crumbled brownies
are layered with chocolate mousse
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE:
and whipped topping. Unlike 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Kathy’s recipe, which uses a choco- 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream

late mousse mix, I make a super-
BROWNIES:
easy mousse of my own. I also
Vegetable oil spray for misting the pan
added pecans and chocolate chips
1 package (19.8 ounces) brownie mix
to the brownies, but I didn’t tinker 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter,
with the frozen whipped topping. I melted
1 ⁄4 cup buttermilk or milk
knew this dessert was going to be
2 large eggs
so rich, that I needed a sweet and
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
creamy layer that didn’t add to the 1 ⁄2 cup chopped pecans
richness in a big way—Cool Whip. If
TOPPING:
you must, go ahead and whip your
1 container (12 ounces) frozen whipped
own cream for this layer. You’ll need
topping, thawed
about 2 cups. 1 cup toffee chips or almond brickle chips