Comments on: Recipe: Caramel Fjord Brownies

By: The Leftover Queen

The Leftover Queen — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:23:53 +0000

Hi Deb – No do not make the cake mix according to the package! Mix cake mix, melted butter and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk in a mixing bowl and go from there. There are no eggs in this recipe.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:33:29 +0000

Confusion has set in. Do I mix the cake mix according to the instructions on the box and then mix with the melted butter and evaporated milk, or just dump the cake mix in with the butter and evaporated milk? I think the oil on the box will make it to runny… however, if I don’t use the instructions, no eggs. Clarify please! Thanks!

By: Irma S. Moss

Irma S. Moss — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:46:35 +0000

My daughter, Penni, has been making these for years. We call them Penni’s Super Duper Caramel Brownies. When she was on her own and would make a batch, she always cut off the 4 corners, froze them, and then when we would get together, we would have this amazing feast….straight from the freezer.
The hardest part of this recipe is to take the wrappings off the caramels. To make it easier, place the caramels in the freezer for an hour….the papers will slip right off.

By: The Leftover Queen

The Leftover Queen — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:56:17 +0000

Hi Sandy, it is one half stick of butter. If you used one and one half, that is why it had too much liquid.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:21:01 +0000

Thanks for the reply. No, I used only the cake mix, butter and evaporated milk. Please see my first post regarding strange text in the recipe. Perhaps it is because I use a Mac and browser Safari, but the amount of butter has “greek” text. Is it one-half stick of butter that should be melted?

There was obviously too much liquid in my batter. I know the amount of evaporated milk was correct, so that leaves too much melted butter. Please spell out the correct amount, rather than using a fraction.

By: The Leftover Queen

The Leftover Queen — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:34:02 +0000

I am not sure why these didn’t work for you Sandy. The batter should be more crumbly as opposed to wet. You didn’t mix up the cake batter according to the box did you? You are only supposed to use the dry mix, and add the butter and evaporated milk . That is the only thing I can think of.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:31:32 +0000

I must be doing something wrong…this was a disaster. The bottom layer was a sticky gooey mess and stuck to my hands as I tried to spread it in the pan. Sprinkled flour on my hands didn’t help. It was so bad I had to scrape it back into the mixing bowl, add the rest of the ingredients to make it a regular cake and remix it, poured half in a 9×13 pan, sprinkled in chocolate chips and caramel chips, poured the rest of the batter on top, and baked it according to the cake box directons.

Can someone help…I would really like to make these, but am baffled.

Thanks.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:27:19 +0000

This looks delicious and I’m in the midst of baking it for my brother’s birthday. I don’t know if it’s because I use a Mac, but some of the text in the recipe is strange; for example, “1 store bought German Chocolate Cake Mix â€“.” Notice the letters after Cake Mix. While strange, it is easy to determine what is meant. However, for the third ingredient, “Â½ stick of butter”, the amount could be one-half cup or one and one-half cup, which is a big difference. Please advise, and thanks for your site!

By: Porath

Porath — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:53:59 +0000

Oh, just a thought. Kraft now makes caramel chips that melt just like the other caramels, but without all the unwrapping. Make this easy recipe that much easier.

By: Porath

Porath — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:51:48 +0000

We make these bars, but call them Marx bars (now “Poe Bar” ever since I took them to a high school cast party). We use white or yellow cake mix. Chocolate is awesome too. We don’t use the nuts. DO NOT eat these warm! The whole pan disappears when you do!!!

By: kev

kev — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:48:51 +0000

cool, thanks alot

By: The Leftover Queen

The Leftover Queen — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:53:52 +0000

Hi Kev – making your own caramel is ty easy. You can check out this post for more info: http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2007/08/29/daring-bakers-challenge-milk-chocolate-caramel-tart/#more-397

This is basically how:

In a saucepan, caramelize 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar using the dry method until it turns a golden caramel color. Then incorporate 1 Cup heavy cream or crÃ¨me fraiche and then add butter. Mix thoroughly. Set aside to cool.