The marriage of the spoon and cupcake frosting has been one of the naughtiest temptations to capture the hearts and minds of Americans. Then someone had to go and wed brownies to brunch and make it a month-long celebration!

August is National Brownies At Brunch 
Month, and Davison has a love connection of its own to celebrate – brownies and bowls. Licensed by Chicago Metallic, Davison’s Brownie Bowl bakes delicious, fillable brownies, eliminating the messes made by trying to pour milk or scoop ice cream on top of the sweet treats.

Use the Brownie Bowl to create a never-ending assortment of exciting brownie combinations. One “Love From the Oven” blog reader suggests: “chocolate brownie bowls, filled with a chunky peanut butter frosting, topped with a chocolate drizzle!” Another recommends “a chocolate mousse filling.” But the beauty of this creative bakeware is in the eye of the beholder.

The Brownie Bowl was born out of necessity as inventor Christine Walker tells it. Christine saw her high school boyfriend and his teammates making messes with gigantic cafeteria cookies soaked in milk and knew there had to be a better way.

“I was horrified and thought, ‘I need to put a stop to this,’” Walker says about her boyfriend’s dessert habits. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be better in the shape of a bowl?’ That would solve the mess, but still be delicious.”

So treat your Brownie at Brunch guests to an unforgettable smattering of goopy desserts this month without blowing your budget on moist towelettes.

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 August appeared first on Davison.

Grab a half cup of flour, one cup of water, 2 eggs and lots of creativity!  This week’s all-new “Dare to Invent” episode hits the kitchen to whip up some exciting baking innovation.

Tonight’s webisode is the twelfth in our 13-episode series and features Christine Walker, inventor of the Brownie Bowl – a delicious dessert solution that enables bakers and chefs to create fill-able brownie, cookie, cake, and bread bowls.

Christine came up with her Brownie Bowl idea in high school, when she witnessed her boyfriend at the time sloppily soaking the cafeteria cookies in milk.

“I was horrified and thought, ‘I need to put a stop to this,’” Walker says about her boyfriend’s dessert habits. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be better in the shape of a bowl?’  That would solve the mess, but still be delicious.”

Christine shared the idea with her mom, but it wasn’t until she moved to New York City to attend performing arts school that she decided to take action!

Around 2008, Christine, a self-proclaimed obsessive baker, had baked a batch of cookies for her personal trainer.  She told him about her “dunked cookie” idea, not realizing that he already had a connection that just might help her out.

“He said, ‘You have to pursue this!’ He had a friend, who had worked with Davison; [so], I was actually referred… and I took his advice,” said Christine.

With the help of the Creationeers at Davison, Walker’s solution for sloppy sweets is now being sold nationally and on QVC.com. Silicone Brownie Bowl Forms were created by Walker to turn already delectable treats into self-contained snack traps.

The bowls’ silicone design means the forms are able to cook at pretty much any temperature with any recipe, are dishwasher safe and can cook cakes, breads, brownies, muffins, and, of course, cookies evenly every time.

Join us tonight (on davison.com and youtube.com) to find out how Christine’s idea morphed from an answer to her ex-boyfriend’s sloppy snacking to a delightful QVC product and baking-blog darling.

Enjoy the photo gallery below from the Brownie Bowl episode!

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To celebrate, Davison is sponsoring a Brownie Bowl giveaway that gives you the chance to be master of your dessert domain by winning a set of two Brownie Bowls from Chicago Metallic!

Not long ago, Chicago Metallic sponsored a Brownie Bowl giveaway on the Love From The Oven blog, offering the bowls as a prize for the reader with the best dessert idea. Judging by audience response, the contest and the bowls were a huge success.

Love From The Oven blogger Christi reviewed the Brownie Bowls and wrote:

“A few weeks ago, I was catching up on my favorite blogs and reading about Bakerella’s trip to the Home and Housewares Show when I spotted a new product from Chicago Metallic – an amazing mold to make Brownie Bowls. Shut the front door.  BROWNIE BOWLS. I couldn’t hurry myself over to the Chicago Metallic website fast enough.  And there they were.  An amazing set of Brownie Bowls for $10.99.  Shopping cart, checkout, start stalking UPS trucks…  And they arrived.  The UPS left them by the door and ran back to his truck (I think he’s afraid of me – sometimes I get really excited when I know that he’s bringing me stuff like, well, Brownie Bowls).

Readers and contest entrants could hardly contain themselves, commenting:

“I would make chocolate brownie bowls, filled with a chunky peanut butter frosting, topped with a chocolate drizzle. Sounds like heaven!”

“I would use a chocolate mousse filling with the brownie bowls. You are right, there are so many possibilities for the bowls.”

“How perfect! I would make SO many ice cream sundaes with these Brownie Bowls!”

“Little Rice Krispie treat cups with peanut butter mousse and chocolate. I need one of these pans!”

Bakerella readers also exclaimed:

“Looks like a fantastic time… what a fun adventure to be able to see all the new products coming out! I’m thinking that Brownie Bowl is on my wish list …”

“Brownie Bowls?!? Holy wow!!”

“Oh Em Gee! I NEED a Brownie Bowl mold! How have I lived this long without one?!?!”

QVC customers raved:

“These Brownie Bowls are so cute and do just as they are supposed too. 5 Stars to them. The things you can do with them are endless. I encourage all to try these.”

“Fun and satisfies that different something we all search for.”

“ … it was a bit much on the chocolate (can’t believe I said that!!) but definitely delicious!! Can’t wait to try out other recipes. I think I might have to buy another set. 4 doesn’t cut it in my house!!”

If these reader comments have whetted your appetite, ‘Like’ our Facebook page through Rafflecopter for a chance to win your own Brownie Bowls, so you can create decadent desserts, savory snacks and captivating confections.

To Enter: Contest opens June 4, 2012 at noon EST and ends June 11, 2012 at noon EST. No purchase necessary to enter or win the sweepstakes. A purchase will not improve your chance of winning. Register to win by liking the Facebook page through Rafflecopter.

Prizes: Sponsor will give away one(1) package of two(2) Brownie Bowls, valued at $20. No more than one prize will be awarded.

Winner Selection: Potential winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received by June 11, 2012, noon EST. Odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.

The employees of Davison and members of their respective immediate families are not eligible to enter this giveaway.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

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According to Christine, her cafeteria was noted for serving enormous chocolate chip cookies; several members of the football team were noted for the “unique” way they devoured the cookies.

“The football players would get [the cookie], then pour milk all over it… and their tray,” said Christine.  One of those football players was Christine’s then-boyfriend.

“[He] was always doing it.  I was horrified and thought, ‘I need to put a stop to this,’” said Christine.  “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be better in the shape of a bowl?’  That would solve the mess, but still be delicious.”

Christine shared the idea with her mom, but it wasn’t until she had moved on to performing arts school in New York City that she decided to take action.  

Around 2008, Christine, a self-proclaimed obsessive baker, had baked a batch of cookies for her personal trainer.  She also told him about her “dunked cookie” idea, not realizing that he already had a connection that just might help her out. 

“He said, ‘You have to pursue this!’  He had a friend, who had worked with Davison; [so], I was actually referred… and I took his advice,” said Christine.

While she said she would have loved to have pursued her idea on her own, Davison was able to provide her with the educational help she needed to take her idea to the next level. 

“I don’t think one person could do it alone… not without experience,” said Christine, who also said she typically is very skeptical of taking risks.  “[I said] I’m just going to do it.  I didn’t research or read any reviews.  I was, kind of, just all in!”

According to Christine, she didn’t really have any expectations as to where the idea might go.

“It’s a risk… you just don’t know!  [I thought that] just to have tried was a step,” said Christine.

After finding out that her idea was not currently on the market, Christine said things started to look good.

“[My director] kept me informed.  I felt safe and confident with him.  He called monthly with updates,” said Christine.

However, Christine said that while the licensing department was working on finding a company interested in her idea, she was uncertain if it would ever get off the ground.

“I didn’t hear anything for two years.  I was getting mad, [but] you have to be patient with it.  [Davison] was still doing the work,” said Christine, who also said she relied on her mom and her fiance’, George.

“They are my biggest support system and the biggest fans of my cookies!” said Christine.

In a way, Christine said she was captivated by the suspense of waiting for an update on her idea.

“I think it’s fun to not know what’s going to happen… [Davison] definitely took my product and ran with it… I think it’s going to pay off in the end,” said Christine.

Christine’s product has been licensed as Xtraordinary Home Products’ (XHP) Cookie Bowl and has spawned their Brownie Bowl, included under XHP’s Chicago Metallic brand.  The Brownie Bowl is headed for its selling-debut on QVC.

Our inventor, Christine, is headed for a debut of her own.  She is set to play the role of Marysol in “The Night Never Sleeps,” an action-drama film that premiered in early April!  Check out the movie’s Facebook fan page here! 

Congratulations to Christine and everyone that has worked on making her “dunked cookie” into the delicious Cookie Bowl and Brownie Bowl! 

Christine’s invention is proving to be a slam dunk!  Tune in next Monday for some more big Brownie Bowl news!

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