Bodacious Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/3 cup butter
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups sugar, divided
• 6 large eggs, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 9 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 microwave first 3 ingredients until melted. cool slightly.
• 2 beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter at medium speed until creamy. gradually add 1/2 cup sugar. add 2 eggs, 1 at a time. stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. fold in 2 tablespoons flour and 1/2 cup chocolate morsels.
• 3 in a separate bowl beat remaining four eggs and add 1 1/2 cups sugar. add melted chocolate mixture and 2 tsp vanilla. add 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. stir in remaining 1 cup chocolate morsels.
• 4 reserve 3 cups of chocolate batter. pour remaining chocolate batter into a 13 x 9 inch greased pan. pour cream cheese batter over this. top with remaining chocolate batter. swirl with knife.
• 5 bake at 325 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• 6 serve with caramel and chocolate sauce. spread a thin layer of caramel sauce on bottom of plate. place brownie square in center. with chocolate sauce squirt dots around brownie. using a toothpick pull through to make a swirl design.
• 7 chocolate sauce: bring cream to boil in heavy sauce pan. remove from heat. add chocolate and stir until melted. place in squirt bottle to swirl into caramel sauce.
• 8 caramel sauce: melt butter in heavy sauce pan over medium heat. add sugar and stir constantly. after mixture boils, add cream and vanilla. remove from heat.