Raspberry Red Wine Brownies

I finished reading Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami and decided to make these raspberry and red wine brownies for my treat/project. Like the book, the brownies are strange, but I think I like them. I had trouble figuring out what to make for this Craft Book Club project and finally decided on something with wine because Miu, the glamorous and successful business woman Sumire is in love with sells wine and I like sweet treats. (I was also considering something Greek because Sumire travels to and goes missing on a Greek island.) These brownies are from a mix and I substituted the liquids for red wine and added fresh raspberries and a single egg. The texture is dense, but cake like and If I make them again I would do 50/50 wine and oil because omitting the oil made them less like a fudgy brownie (the best brownie texture).

Our April book is What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver, a compilation of short stories that was originally published in 1981.