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                           Cheesecake Brownies

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Serving Size  : 48   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies                          Desserts
                Brownies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   4      ounces        Unsweetened chocolate
     1/2  pound         Unsalted butter
   1      pound         Cream cheese -- room temp
   2 2/3  cups          Sugar
   5                    Eggs
   2 1/2  teaspoons     Vanilla extract
   1      tablespoon    Lemon juice
   1 1/2  cups          Flour
     1/2  teaspoon      Baking powder
     1/2  teaspoon      Salt

Heat oven to 325-degrees.  Butter a 13"x9" baking pan.
 Chop chocolate. In small saucepan, combine the chopped chocolate and the butter and melt over low heat,
 stirring occasionally, until smooth. Let cool.
 With an electric mixer set a medium-low speed, beat the cream cheese and 2/3 cup of the sugar until smooth.
 Beat in one of the eggs, 1 ts of the vanilla and the lemon juice.
  Set aside.
  Combine flour, baking powder and salt
. With an electric mixer set at medium-low speed, beat the remaining 4 eggs and 1-1/2 ts vanilla until frothy. 
 Gradually beat in the remaining 2 cups sugar.
Beat in chocolate mixture. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Pour half of the chocolate batter into the prepared pan.
 Carefully spoon the cream-cheese mixture on top. 
 Smooth the surface. Spoon the remaining chocolate batter over the cream-cheese layer and smooth top.
 Bake until a knife stuck in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
 Cool and chill before cutting.
PER BROWNIE: Cal. 145; Pro. 2g; Fat 9g; Sod. 63mg; Carb. 15g; Chol. 43mg.


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