Chocolate Cream Brownies With Cherries

• Brownie layer
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
• 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries drained
• Cream layer
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/8 cup chopped maraschino cherries drained
• 2 tsp. cherry juice
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• Glaze
• 2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 2 tsp. cherry juice from the jar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Grease and flour 13x9 pan
3. Make brownie layer
4. In a small sauce pan melt the 1 cup butter and 4 oz.of unsweetened chocolate. Set aside
5. In a mixing bowl place the 1 3/4 cup sugar, add the chocolate butter mixture and combined till smooth.
6. Add the eggs one at a time till combined and smooth
7. In another bowl mix the 1 cup flour with the 1/2 tsp. salt.
8. Then stir the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture.
9. Then stir in the walnuts and the 1/2 cup chopped cherries.
10. Place mixture and spread out evenly in the pan
11. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes
12. Remove and cool on wire rack
13. Meanwhile make the cream layer
14. In a saucepan brown the 1/2 cup butter slightly
15. Transfer to a mixing bowland gradually add the powdered sugar till combined.
16. Keep mixing and add the whipping cream, 1/8 cup chopped cherries and the cherry juice. Beat till smooth and creamy
17. Spread mixture over the cooled brownie layer
18. Make the glaze by melting the 1 tbsp. butter with the 2 oz of semi sweet chocolate till smooth
19. Drizzle over the cream layer in an abstract ,random pattern.
20. Cut in to squares and serve

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-cream-brownies-with-cherries-1213070 (may not work)