Kahlua Mousse Brownies

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Title: KAHLUA MOUSSE BROWNIES
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 24 servings

1/4 c Kahlua
1 ts Instant coffee crystals
3 oz Unsweetened chocolate
2 oz Seni-sweet chocolate
1 c Butter
1/2 c Shortening
6 Large eggs
2 c Sugar
3/4 c Sifted cake flour
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1 c Pecans, chopped med. fine

Line bottom of a jelly roll pan (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1
inch) with baking parchment and grease sides of pan.
Mix kahlua and coffee crystals. Melt chocolate,
butter and shortening together over very low heat, and
cool slightly. Beat eggs lightly, add sugar and
continue beating until thick and light colored.
Slowly stir in kahlua and chocolate mixtures. Resift
flour with baking powder and salt into batter, and mix
until smooth. Turn into prepared pan and level top.
Sprinkle nuts evenly over top. Bake on center rack of
350 degree oven, about 25 minutes, just until cake
tests dome. Cool in pan on wire rack. To serve...cut
into small 1 1/2 inch squares or sieve powdered sugar
over top and cut. Or, cut into 2 1/2 inch squares and
serve tipped with ice cream and drizzle of chocolate
sauce. Or, for a more lavish dessert, put 2 of the
larger squares together with ice cream between and top
with a rosette of whipped cream.

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