I was wondering whether the picture on the brownies on the cooling rack are from a different batch from the pics on the white plate. I noticed that the series of pictures on "Bakers Banter" specifically the ones on the cooling rack and in the pan has has a lighter top crust while. You could really see the difference in color of the crust and the inside brownie while the pictures on the brownies in the recipe blog on the white plate has a really really dark top crust almost the same color as inside the brownie. I am asking because I have made the brownies a total of FOUR times in the last 24 hours coming out with different results. (kindly look at my previous comments) This final attempt gave me very good results just like my second attempt following the recipe to the letter except for the margarine. On my third attempt I omitted the chips and it didn't quite come out the same. I decided to bake them one more time putting back the chocolate chips. They came out good! Shiny crumbly top. Fudgy, rich chocolatey inside BUT the color of the tops this time were dark almost the same color as the inside my first attempt where the tops were a beautiful lighter brown color. I can't seem to be able to duplicate the recipe perfectly. Are you enjoying the brownies? If so - please don't stress about trying to duplicate the recipe perfectly, because really, there's no definition of perfection. If you enjoy them - they're perfect for you. Is the batch on the white plate different than the batch on the cooling rack? Yes, same recipe, but they were baked months apart. Also, the photos were shot under different lighting conditions; the brownies might, in fact, have looked exactly the same, would we have been able to place them side by side. The top crust can vary according to how hot your oven is, and how hot you heat the butter/sugar; I think it would be difficult (and really, kind of pointless) to try to duplicate both of these exactly each time you bake. Maybe I'm just a bit more haphazard than you, but to me - if they taste good, enjoy! And if you want to keep tinkering, go for it. The pleasure is often in the journey, as well as the destination. Have fun - PJH

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