Raspberry Cream Cheese Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 ounce cup cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• cooking spray
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 large egg whites
• 3 tablespoons raspberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 to prepare the filling, beat the first 5 ingredients at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended, and set aside.
• 3 to prepare the brownies, coat the bottom of an 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray (do not coat the sides of the pan).
• 4 lightly spoon 3/4 cup flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
• 5 combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• 6 combine 1 cup sugar and the next 6 ingredients (1 cup sugar through the 2 egg whites), stirring well with a whisk.
• 7 add to the flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• 8 spread two-thirds of batter in bottom of prepared pan.
• 9 pour filling over batter, spreading evenly.
• 10 carefully drop the remaining batter and preserves by spoonfuls over filling; swirl together using the tip of a knife to marble.
• 11 bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean.
• 12 cool on a wire rack.