MARBLED BROWNIES

MARBLED BROWNIES

If your reading this your have crossed over to the evil chocolate brownie side. Because once you've had these you'll never ever what store bought or boxed brownies again.  You'll become one of us. :)    Then you'll find your self making your own brownie sundae's.   

INGREDIENTS: 
For the Brownie bottom:
8oz plain chocolate.  Bakers Chocolate works well.
3 oz Butter. Cut into cubes. Please use butter that come in blocks rather than tub's.
4 Eggs    (4 Large Eggs)  (4 Medium Eggs) or (6 Small eggs)
10 1/2 oz Sugar
5 oz plain flour
1/2 salt  I tend to leave out the salt.
1 Teaspoon baking powder
2 Teaspoon vanilla extract (home made is killer)

For the Marbled top:
2 oz Butter room temp.
2 eggs
6 oz cream cheese
3 1/2 oz sugar
1 oz Plain flour
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

Have a 13 x 9 inch glass dish ready, do not spray.

FIRST:  MELTING THE CHOCOLATE
Note: Have ice cubes in a bigger bowl ready to cool the chocolate.
First of all make sure the pan you are using to put the chocolate in is completely free of water drops, if it is not the chocolate will be ruined. The water make the chocolate seize. So dry the pot really good.  Another thing to keep in mind is that chocolate does not like to be melted on direct heat, because it will burn the chocolate.   Put the cubed butter in the pot then add your baking chocolate to the dry pot, next fill another pot with water less than half way.  Turn the burner on high and very carefully put the other pot on top of the boiling water.  Now I do understand every one out their had different double boilers, but do the best job you can.   As soon as the water is boiling, turn the heat down to medium low.  Stir occasionally till both the chocolate and butter are completely melted.  Put the pot on top of the ice cubes and let cool.

SECOND:
Break the four eggs into a large mixing bowl and beat with a egg beater for 3 minutes until they are nice and fluffy.  Next slowly pour in the sugar and beat in and also beat in the flour, baking powder and vanilla extract.  Next when the chocolate mixture is some what cool add it to the egg mixture and beat in then pour into the glass dish, set aside.

THIRD: TOP Layer of brownie.
Break the two eggs in a bowl and beat with a egg beater for 2 to 3 minutes, slowly add sugar as your beating and vanilla and flour, set aside.  In a separate bowl  ( yeah I know a lot of bowls, but it so worth it)   Beat butter and cream cheese until creamed really good.  Now mix both the buttered cream cheese and egg mixture together.  Take this batter and pour it on top of the other batter and spread it out with a spatula.

FOURTH:  MARBLING
Take a very long tooth pick or skewer and holding it at a slight angle move it thought the batter lifting the chocolate from below, move in a loop de loop movement.  Stop when you think that you have enough marbling effect.

FIFTH: BAKING.
Set the oven to 350 and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
When you stick in a skewer into the middle and it comes out clean, your brownies are done.
Let them cool for an hour to firm up.  

Warning: These Brownies will cause you to crave them.  Enjoy and share the fun.