Brownie Delight

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 cup shortening
• 9 tablespoons cocoa or 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 11 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
• 2 cups milk, cold
• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt shortening and chocolate or cocoa in microwave and transfer to mixing bowl.
• 2 blend in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• 3 add flour, salt and baking powder.
• 4 pour into a 9x13 pan, with bottom only greased.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
• 6 cool completely.
• 7 in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar till smooth and light.
• 8 fold in 2 cups of whipped topping.
• 9 spread over brownies.
• 10 in another bowl, combine milk and pudding mix.
• 11 whisk till smooth and thickening.
• 12 refrigerate 5 minutes, then spread over cream cheese layer.
• 13 top with remaining whipped topping.
• 14 sprinkle with pecans if desired.
• 15 keep refrigerated.