Magnolia Cream Cheese Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares
• 4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups sugar, divided
• 6 large eggs, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels, divided
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, chopped

Recipe

• 1 microwave first 3 ingredients in a 1-quart glass bowl at high 2 minutes or until melted, stirring once. cool and set aside.
• 2 beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating well.
• 3 add 2 eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended. stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. fold in 2 tablespoons flour and 1/2 cup chocolate morsels; set aside.
• 4 beat remaining 4 eggs in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer. gradually add remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. add melted chocolate mixture and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; beat mixture until well blended.
• 5 combine 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt; fold into chocolate batter until blended, and stir in remaining 1 cup chocolate morsels.
• 6 reserve 3 cups chocolate batter; spread remaining batter evenly in a greased 13- x 9-inch pan. pour cream cheese mixture over batter. top with reserved 3 cups batter, and swirl mixture with a knife.
• 7 bake at 325° for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool and cut brownies into squares.
• 8 caramel sauce:.
• 9 melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; add sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. gradually add cream, vanilla, and salt, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. remove from heat.
• 10 yields 1 1/2 cups.
• 11 chocolate sauce:.
• 12 bring cream to a boil in a heavy saucepan; remove from heat.
• 13 add chocolate, stirring until melts.
• 14 yields 1 3/4 cups.
• 15 **cook time is just for the brownies and does not include making either of the sauces.