Cream Cheese Marble Brownies Food

MARBLED CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-9-inch baking dish with the softened butter and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the 2 sticks butter and the chocolate together, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the cocoa powder, granulated sugar, salt, 1 cup of the flour and 5 of the eggs. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, the remaining 1/4 cup flour and the remaining egg. Mix until smooth. Dollop the cream cheese mixture over the brownie batter. With a butter knife or fork, swirl the mixtures together to form a design.
• Bake until the brownies just slightly pull away from the sides of the baking dish, 45 to 50 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Slice into 9 squares and serve.

MARBLED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, so that the edges of the paper come up the sides. Lightly butter the paper.
• Put both the semisweet and unsweetened chocolates and the butter in a heatproof medium bowl. Fill a medium saucepan with a couple inches of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Turn off the heat; set the bowl of chocolate over the water to melt. Whisk until smooth. (Alternatively, melt in a microwave at half power, for 1 minute, stir and then heat for another minute or until melted.)
• Whisk the flour and salt in a bowl.
• In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Stir the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture until smooth. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Take care not to over mix the batter. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
• For the marble swirl: Whisk the cream cheese with the sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Drop very large spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture onto the surface of the brownie batter. Insert a butter knife through the batter to the bottom of the pan. With the flat edge of the knife, make swirling motions through the batters, occasionally lifting the knife through the top, until the dark and light batters are marbled.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the brownies comes out coated with a fudge-y crumb, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool the brownies in the pan on a rack.
• To take the brownies out of the pan, lift the edges of the paper. Cut the brownies into squares. Serve.
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MARBLED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350* and grease 9x13 baking pan.
• Mix brownie mix as directed -- adding 1 egg and 1/4 cup oil, or whatever your mix's directions say. Set aside.
• Mix softened cream cheese and softened butter until creamy. Add sugar, 2 eggs, flour and vanilla.
• Pour half of brownie mix into greased pan. Pour all of cream cheese mixture over this; spoon remaining brownie mix on top, and spread as best you can - it will be thick and likely won't cover all of the cream cheese layer.
• Swirl together with a knife.
• Bake at 350* for 35-40 minutes.
• For frosting: Melt margarine or butter. Add cocoa, milk, powdered sugar, and vanilla; whisk until your desired thickness. Can add more powdered sugar for a thicker icing.
• *Hint: I sift the powdered sugar into the mixture; it helps prevent a 'lumpy' appearance since it's a thinner icing.

CREAM CHEESE MARBLED CHOCOLATE BROWNIE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350º F. Grease 9-inch-square baking pan.
• Microwave chocolate pieces in medium, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 45 seconds; stir.
• If pieces retain some of their original shape, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until melted; cool to room temperature.
• Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar in small mixer bowl until smooth. Beat in 1 egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Combine flour and salt in small bowl.
• Beat remaining 3/4 cup sugar and butter in medium mixer bowl until creamy.
• Add remaining 3 eggs, milk and remaining teaspoon vanilla extract; beat until well mixed.
• Beat in melted chocolate.
• Stir in flour mixture until blended.
• Spread into prepared baking pan.
• Drop tablespoons of cream cheese mixture randomly over chocolate mixture.
• Swirl mixtures deeply with spoon, pulling chocolate mixture up to surface.
• Bake for 33 to 38 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Cut into bars.

MARBLE CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and 3 of the tablespoons of butter in a small sauce pan over very low heat, stirring constantly.
• Cool and set aside.
• Blend remaining butter with cream cheese until softened.
• Gradually add 1/4 cup of sugar, beating well.
• Blend in 1 egg, 1 Tbs flour, and 1/2 tsp vanilla; set aside.
• Beat 2 eggs until thick and light in color.
• Gradually add 3/4 cup of sugar, beating until thickened.
• Add baking powder, salt, and 1/2 cup of flour.
• Blend in cooled chocolate mixture and nuts, 1 tsp vanilla and 1/4 tsp almond extract.
• Spread 1/2 the chocolate batter in a greased 8 or 9-inch square pan.
• Add cheese mixture, spreading evenly over the chocolate batter.
• Top with tablespoons of the remaining chocolate batter dotted all over the top of the cream cheese layer.
• Zigzag a wide knife through the batter to marble swirl it.
• Bake at 350ºF for 35 to 40 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly pressed in the center.
• Cool cut in bars or squares.
• Makes 16 to 20.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE MARBLE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt the chocolate and 3 tablespoons of the butter in the top of a double boiler over hot water, stirring constantly.
• Set aside to cool.
• Cream the remaining 2 tablespoons butter with the cream cheese until well mixed.
• Gradually add 1/4 cup of the sugar, creaming until fluffy.
• Stir in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour and the almond extract.
• Mix well and set aside.
• Beat the remaining 2 eggs until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add the remaining 3/4 cup sugar to the eggs, beating until thickened.
• Mix the 1/2 cup flour, baking powder and salt together, and fold into the egg/sugar mixture.
• Blend in the cooled chocolate and the vanilla, mixing well.
• Measure out 3/4 cup of the chocolate batter into a dish and set aside.
• Add the chopped pecans to the remaining chocolate batter, and spread the batter evenly into a lightly greased 11 X 7 inch pan.
• Pour the cream cheese batter evenly over the chocolate batter in the pan.
• Take the reserved 3/4 cup chocolate batter and drop it onto the cream cheese layer by tablespoons.
• Swirl with a knife to create the marbelized pattern.
• Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
• Cool completely and cut into squares.
• Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

PHILADELPHIA MARBLE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare brownie batter as directed on package; spread into greased 13x9-inch pan.
• Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy. Add sugar, egg and vanilla; mix well. Drop by tablespoonfuls over brownie batter; swirl with knife.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until cream cheese mixture is lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting to serve. Keep refrigerated.