Marbled cream cheese brownies

Yield: 15 to 20

Measure Ingredient
6 ounces Semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
3 ounces Unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
16 ounces Cream cheese, softened
2 cups Granulated sugar, divided
4 larges Eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, divided
1 cup Unsalted butter, softened
1 cup All-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon Salt

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.

Line a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil so that the foil extends 2 inches beyond the long sides of the pan. Lightly butter the

bottom and sides of the foil-lined pan.

Melt the chocolates according to the melting instructions in the Chocolate Key. Cool the chocolate for 10 to 15 minutes, until tepid.

In a large bowl, using a hand-held electric mixer set at medium speed,

beat together the cream cheese and ⅓ cup of the sugar until smooth.

Beat in one of the eggs and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla until combined.

In another large bowl, using a hand-held electric mixer set at medium

speed, beat the butter and remaining 1⅔ cups of sugar until combined.

One at a time, beat in the remaining 3 eggs, beating well after each

addition. Beat in the melted chocolate and the remaining 2 teaspoons of

vanilla extract. On low speed, beat in the flour and salt, just until

combined.

Scrape all but 1 cup of the chocolate batter into the prepared pan and

smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Spread the cream cheese mixture

evenly over the batter. Spoon the reserved chocolate batter over the

cream cheese mixture. Using a table knife, pull it through the layers of

batter with a slight lifting motion, in a zigzag pattern to create a

marbleized pattern. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a cake tester or

toothpick inserted 2 inches away from the center comes out with a few

moist crumbs clinging to it.

Cool the brownies in the pan set on a wire rack. When the brownies are

completely cooled, using the two ends of the foil as handles, lift the

brownies out of the pan. Cut into squares.

Submitted By CHARLENE DEERING On 03-13-95

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