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Malibu, CA – The Malibu Cafe at Calamigos Ranch

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The Malibu Cafe, 327 Latigo Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA – (818) 540-2400

Is there a better way to start the new year then laughing with friends, enjoying the sun and drinking “Bottomless Mimosa’s”?

Last Sunday I was invited to attend a small get together at the Malibu Cafe at Calamigos Ranch, since it was not my weekend with the kids, I figured it was good timing and I hadn’t been able to attend a lot of functions with this group.  I can’t tell you how happy I was to have gone, I laughed with this group, ate great food, sat in an great environment and it all just felt great!  I had never been to the Malibu Cafe at Calamigos Ranch and to be honest I thought it was a different location/place then what it was.  Nonetheless, I dressed appropriately for the event, especially by wearing flat shoes.  Ladies, the Malibu Cafe at Calamigos Ranch is an outdoor location and the ground is grass and don’t be surprised if you find wet muddy places, so please, please wear flats!

You will know you have reached the The Calamigos Ranch by the beautiful trees and amazing entry,

Calamigos Ranch - entrance

has a lot going on so pay attention when you pull into the driveway, this is the main entry, you do not want to end up here unless you are attending a wedding, you must go right

Calamigos Ranch - tree

and go down the small hill where you end up on a dirt lot, the Malibu Cafe only offers valet parking, look how beautiful this is…

Calamigos Ranch - Outdoor Valet

after leaving your car with at the valet you walk around to the hostess where they will seat you

Calamigos Ranch - welcome

it was so magical to me, I loved the simplicity and elegance that the Calamigos Ranch offered.  I got there early and met with my two friends and began taking photos of the grounds, look how creative this was and it was bright and colorful!

Calamigos Ranch - umbrellas

so what do 3 friends do while they are waiting for others to arrive?  We take fun photos together, here we are throwing kisses

Calamigos Ranch - kisses

Others arrived and we did get seated, of course we immediately ordered our mimosa’s, here we are at the table, see how rustic it is?

Calamigos Ranch - mimosa

We all ordered amazing food and the Calamigos Ranch offers enough variety to please everyone, here is what I ordered, it was the Beef Has with Fried Eggs, it was yummy!  If I ordered it again, I’d ask for the eggs to be a little more runny as to me that’s the best part, the yolk all over the meat and potatoes!

Calamigos Ranch - Beef hash

Here are some other plates, waffles and fried chicken of course!

Calamigos Ranch - waffle and chicken

A salad with a a peanut sesame dressing that was delicious!

Calamigos Ranch - salad

and the healthy egg white plate with hash browns, sorry it was the only photo I took, just look beyond the potatoes to see the egg whites ha ha

Calamigos Ranch - healthy plate

While eating we watched kids play on the pool table, the one with chandelier hanging over it

Calamigos Ranch - pool table

it’s family oriented with dads throwing a football

Calamigos Ranch - family

or you can have a romantic setting

Calamigos Ranch - Table

you can walk over a small bridge that takes you to a small pond that you can paddle boat on

Calamigos Ranch - water

If you are coming out to Southern Californa and have time to visit the Malibu Cafe at Calamingos Ranch, I would recommend it 100%.  Plan on being there a while as service is slow but when you have such beauty around you, who really cares about slow service…that being said, if you are doing the bottomless mimosa’s you may need to encourage your server to visit your table often as only 2 girls did the bottomless and we had to call over our waiter for service.

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Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies…Perfect for Valentines Day!

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It’s “Tasty Tuesday” and it’s 2 days before Valentines Day so what shall I post…hmmmm….I think I found the perfect recipe just for you!!!!

I don’t know about you but I LOVE Red Velvet PERIOD, enough said!  While I have yet to find the perfect Red Velvet cake recipe, I did find this recipe for a Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies and thought “why not?”.  I can promise you this, while it appears to have many steps in this recipe for Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies, it is well worth making them as they are delicious and they look very cute on the table.

You basically make your base recipe which is like a brownie but it’s got food coloring in it to resemble red velvet cake, the brownie bottom is very thick, which is normal so don’t panic.  Then your whip up the cream cheese topping and place that on top of your brownie mix, you add in some of the base (that is milked down) in globs and then the fun come in…you take a toothpick or knife and create swirls.  I didn’t go too crazy with the swirls as I liked the white to show through.  Then you bake it….once it’s all cooled, you use a heart shaped cookie cutter to create your shapes.  You can always cut the brownies into bites ized bars and present them that way as well.

If you have a partner that enjoys it when you set the mood for Valentines day, these cut out brownies will help you along the way although you can just cut them in regular brownie sized bars as well and bring them to an event.  If you have kids, they will love the swirling part and cutting part so don’t leave them out!

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I have.

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

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Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Ingredients

    For the Red Velvet Layer
  • 3 1/4 cups Flour
  • 2 1/4 cups Granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 3 large Eggs
  • 1 cup Oil, not olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons Milk, divided
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon Red food coloring
  • 2 teaspoons White vinegar
    • For the Cheesecake Layer:
  • 2 8oz packages Cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x18 jelly roll pan and set aside.
  2. In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons milk, vanilla extract, red food coloring and white vinegar.
  4. Combine the dry and wet ingredients until completely combined (your batter will be a really thick it's what you want).
  5. Remove 3/4 cup of the batter and place it in a medium bowl. Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons of milk (into the 3/4 cup of batter you just took out). Set aside the 3/4 cup batter.
  6. Pour the remaining batter into the prepared jelly roll pan. Using a spatula, smooth out the batter to reach all the edges.
  7. In your stand mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy for about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, and continue to beat until combined and there are no lumps. Pour the cream cheese mixture on top of the red velvet layer and smooth mixture till it reaches all the edges.
  8. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining red velvet batter (that you mixed with milk) onto the top of the cheesecake layer. Drag the tip of a knife through the red velvet and the cheesecake layers to create swirls.
  9. Bake for 28-30 minutes, rotating half way through or until the center is set and it no longer jiggles (you do not want to over bake these).
  10. Let your brownies cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.
  11. I used a medium sized heart cookie cutter to create the perfect heart just in time for Valentine's Day treat!
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