Brownie Nut Cake With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• For cake, heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease bottom and side of 2 round pans, 9x1 1/2 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
• Heat water, butter, shortening and cocoa in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth; remove from heat.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• Beat in cocoa mixture with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth.
• Beat in sour cream, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour into pans.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack.
• Cool completely.
• For cream cheese filling, beat butter and cream cheese in medium bowl on medium speed until fluffy.
• Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla on low speed until smooth.
• When cake is cooled completely, fill layers with cream cheese filling.
• For chocolate frosting, beat butter in medium bowl on medium speed until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in remaining ingredients on low speed until smooth.
• Frost side and top of cake with chocolate frosting.
• Press walnuts on side of cake, if using.
• Store cake covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Stir flour, white sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Pour in water, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract; mix until well blended. Spread into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Stir confectioners' sugar, butter, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until smooth. Mix in enough milk to reach a spreading consistency.
• Spread frosting over cooled brownies; drizzle caramel topping on top. Cut into squares.

Steps:

• Prepare brownies according to package directions for cakelike brownies; fold in white chips. Spread half of the batter in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. , In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg, flour and orange extract., Carefully spread cream cheese mixture over batter. Drop remaining brownie batter by tablespoonfuls over cream cheese layer. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; stir in confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost brownies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. In a large microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate and butter on high until butter is melted; stir until smooth. Whisk in sugar until blended. Whisk in extracts and eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour mixture. Pour half of the batter into a greased 8-in. square baking dish., Beat together filling ingredients until blended; spoon over batter in pan. Spoon remaining batter over top. Swirl gently with a knife., Bake until filling is set, 35-40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.