Dessert Recipes -Cranberry Truffle Brownies


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Cranberry Truffle Brownies

1-1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup all-purpose flour

Truffle Topping:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup cranberry sauce or seedless red raspberry jam

Glaze:

1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon solid shortening

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9 inch round cake pan.

Melt chocolate chips with butter or margarine in the top of a double boiler. Set aside to cool.

Beat eggs and sugar together. Add cooled chocolate mixture and water. Mix. Stir in baking powder and flour. Pour into baking pan and bake in [preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven, turn out onto a cake platter and let cool.

Truffle Topping: Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar together. Add cranberry sauce and beat. Beat in melted chocolate chips. Spread on top of cooled brownies.

Glaze: Melt chocolate chips with the shortening. Drizzle over the cream cheese layer. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with fresh sugared cranberries if desired.

Contributor: pat ciesla

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