Marble Magic Decadent Brownie Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box french vanilla cake mix (i use betty crocker super moist or duncan hines)
• 2 cups butter (or 1 cup butter and 1 cup margarine) or 2 cups margarine, melted and cooled (or 1 cup butter and 1 cup margarine)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sifted cocoa powder
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan, and line bottom with parchment paper.
• 3 in a food processor, prepare the cake mix as stated on the box; spoon out into a bowl, do not wash the processor bowl.
• 4 for the brownies: using the processor, blend the melted butter, sugars, vanilla and eggs.
• 5 in a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; blend/pulse with the processor until combined (do not add in the chocolate chips, they are placed on top).
• 6 pour the batter into prepared baking pan.
• 7 spoon/dollup the cake mix batter on top of the chocolate batter, and swirl in gently with a knife (just a bit, do not swirl too much!).
• 8 bake for 35-45 minutes, or until the brownie part seems to be done, and the cake has risen, but is not getting too browned.
• 9 remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over top while cake is hot.
• 10 let stand for 6-8 minutes, the spread with a knife.