It's a Martha Stewart recipe! How can it fail?!
I tried to make these for my newly retired neighbor who always brings us salsa. This afternoon I followed the recipe for what I thought would be one of the best bars yet. Instead of using foil, I buttered up a special pan that is designed to come apart after baking. There is a "fake bottom" to the pan and it just lifts out while the sides drop down. It never fails me. As I completed phase one I knew something was off; the bottom of the brownie wasn't cooking up right. There were bubbles and it wasn't pulling away from the sides. I cooked it all the way through but it just didn't look right.
However, I carried on to phase two: the coconut topping. When these were done the top came apart from the bottom, the bottom was chewy, and nothing lifted nicely apart from the pan.
My downfall was likely not using the foil. I also used an 8" pan instead of a 9" pan. However, I'm not attempting these again - they didn't taste good.
You're welcome to try Black Bottom Coconut bars by reading the recipe here.
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