The Chocolate Rush Festival was this past weekend at the Abbotsford Convent. It doesn't take much to make me want to go somewhere with "chocolate" in the title. I would say it took about 15 seconds to start the chocolate sampling. The highlight was one of Dorthea's Iced Br
ownies. My Mom used to make iced brownies. I had asked her for the recipe recently drooling with the memories of my childhood. Dorthea's tasted just like Mom's....SO GOOD!!!! If anyone wants to try them here is the recipe.Iced Chocolate Bars
1 cup butter
1 cup flour
4 squares unsweetened chocolate nuts, opt.
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sugar
Melt butter & chocolate together & cool. Mix all ingredients. Bake
20 - 25 minutes in a jelly roll pan (15 1/2 x 10 1/2) at 350 degrees.
Thinner bars are better than thicker ones.
Let cool then spread with icing.
Icing 
1/2 cup butter - room temperature
1/2 cup butter - room temperature
2 - 4 Tbsp. Cream
3 cups powdered sugar
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat together, judging amount of cream by consistency of icing.
Chocolate Mixture
2 tbsp. butter melted
Beat together, judging amount of cream by consistency of icing.
Chocolate Mixture
2 tbsp. butter melted
1 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted
Mix & drizzle over iced bars. Keep in refrigerator. These also
freeze well.
Mix & drizzle over iced bars. Keep in refrigerator. These also
freeze well.
We wa
lked around the convent with our brownies. I have talked about Abootsford Convent on the blog before. Parts of it are beautiful but parts are haunting. The decrepit sections are downright creepy. The vines grew so heavy on this wall they grew thru the cracks in the window inside the building. There was alot more activities going on at the festival but we decided to forgo the $25 entry fee and miss the chocolate wrestling.
lked around the convent with our brownies. I have talked about Abootsford Convent on the blog before. Parts of it are beautiful but parts are haunting. The decrepit sections are downright creepy. The vines grew so heavy on this wall they grew thru the cracks in the window inside the building. There was alot more activities going on at the festival but we decided to forgo the $25 entry fee and miss the chocolate wrestling.On Sunday's there is an arts and crafts market below the Art Center along the river. We
went and had a look around there before checking out the Seamless exhibition in the Art Center Gallery 1. I love this gallery because I have seen some cool exhibits like the art of Nick Cave and entry is free. Seamless is a costume design exhibit for dance. There were some beautiful pieces. My favorite was a tutu designed by Vanessa Leyonhjelm. I loved her designs and her sketching style. 
went and had a look around there before checking out the Seamless exhibition in the Art Center Gallery 1. I love this gallery because I have seen some cool exhibits like the art of Nick Cave and entry is free. Seamless is a costume design exhibit for dance. There were some beautiful pieces. My favorite was a tutu designed by Vanessa Leyonhjelm. I loved her designs and her sketching style. 