Cream Cheese Swirled Brownies

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Title: Cream Cheese Swirled Brownies
Categories: Desserts, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

Filling:
1/3 c Golden crisco shortening
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
3 tb All-purpose flour
Brownie:
2/3 c Golden crisco shortening
4 Unsweetened chocolate
2 c Granulated sugar
4 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt

1. Heat oven to 350F (180C). Grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch (3.5
L) pan with shortening. Set aside.
2. For filling, cream Golden Crisco Shortening, cream
cheese and vanilla in small mixing bowl at medium speed of
electric mixer until well blended. Beat in 1/2 cup (125 mL)
sugar. Add 2 eggs, one at a time. Beat well after each
addition. Beat in 8 tablespoons (45 mL) flour. Set aside.
3. For brownie, melt Golden Crisco Shortening and chocolate
in large saucepan on low heat. Remove from heat. Stir 2
cups (500 mL) sugar into melted chocolate mixture in
saucepan. Add 4 eggs, one at a time. Stir each egg quickly
into hot mixture. Stir in one teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla.
4. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir gradually
into chocolate mixture.
5. Spread half the chocolate mixture in baking pan. Drop
cheese mixture over surface of chocolate layer. Spread
gently to cover. Drop remaining chocolate mixture over
cream cheese layer. Spread gently to cover. Swirl two
mixtures together using tip of knife. (Hint: Nice swirl
design depends on how much you pull knife through batter.
Do not over do.)6. Bake at 350F (180C) for 35 minutes.
Cool completely before cutting into squares about 2 x 2
inches (5 cm x 5 cm).
Makes: 2 dozen squares. Preparation Time: 20 minutes.
Baking Time: 35 minutes TIP: For decorating with chocolate,
melt chocolate on very low heat or medium power in your
microwave.

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