Plaza Bakery's Cream Cheese Topped Chocolate Brownies Recipe
- 1/2 c. unsalted butter
- 8 ounce. bittersweet or possibly semi-sweet chocolate, minced
- 4 lg. Large eggs
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 c. flour
- 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate pcs
- For topping: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease 9 inch square baking pan with 2 inch sides.
- Dust pan with flour; tap out excess.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese with sugar in medium bowl till smooth.
- Blend in egg, vanilla and salt.
- Set topping aside while preparing brownie batter.
- For brownies: Heat chocolate and butter in heavy saucepan over very low heat, stirring till smooth.
- Cold slightly.
- Using electric mixer, beat Large eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt in large bowl till thick, about 3 min.
- Stir in melted chocolate, then flour and semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pan; smooth top.
- Spoon cream cheese topping into pastry bag fitted with 1/2 inch round tip.
- Pipe cheese mix in diagonal lines atop brownie batter, spacing lines 1/2 to 3/4 inch apart.
- Run tip of small knife through cream cheese on opposite diagonal, spacing 1/2 inch apart and creating "V" pattern.
- Bake till toothpick inserted in center of dessert comes out with a few moist crumbs still attached, about 40 min.
- Cold dessert in pan on rack 3 hrs.
- Cover and chill at least 2 hrs.
- (Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead.)
- Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen.
- Cut dessert into 12 brownies.
- Serve brownies cool.
- 12 servings.
unsalted butter, bittersweet, eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt, flour, semisweet chocolate pcs
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/plaza-bakery-s-cream-cheese-topped-chocolate-brownies-5027 (may not work)