Project:
Tea Cake Extra Credit:
Food Item: Janie's Hair (in brownie and Twizzler form)
Explanation: The topic I chose to analyze explored how power or voice (or lack of power or lack of voice) leads to the representation (or misrepresentation) of certain groups. Janie's luxurious hair is a symbol of her sexuality, femininity and her strength. However, when she is married to Joe, he forces her to tie up her beautiful hair in order to keep other men away from her beauty. This form of suppression robs Janie of her voice and thus power, strength, and womanhood. After Janie finally tells Joe all of her emotions on his death bed and Joe dies, Janie finally lets her hair down and is able to acknowledge her strength and voice through “the weight, the length, [and] the glory” (87) of her beautiful, long hair. My brownies are Janie's scalp and the Twizzlers are the strands of her hair that have finally been freed.
Recipe (found on Sallys Baking Adventures Blog):
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) melted butter, plus a little extra for greasing
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- pack of twizzlers
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease a 8X8 square baking dish
- Mix sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder.
- Bake for about 30 minutes and let cool before slicing into squares
- chop twizzlers into appropriate sized portions
- add twizzlers to brownies once cooled
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