What better way to break into my mini 6-inch cast iron skillet than to bake a brownie in it? I also have cornbread and skillet chocolate chip cookies in mind but I started with a brownie because frankly, I'll take/make any excuse to eat brownies.
This 6-inch skillet was one of my Christmas stocking stuffers; it's taken me more than six months to put it to use! Sometimes that's just how it goes but now that I've broken it in, I'll hopefully keep putting it to use.
So this is a very simple story...the familiar plot line of brownies and ice cream, which is just a match made in heaven. I made this as an easy dessert after we did a little grilling and chilling outside for dinner over the past weekend. And since we tend to stretch out our birthday celebrations (it has to span at least the weekend prior and up to the actual day), it also served as another birthday treat.
