Cream Cheese Black Forest Brownies Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare and bake brownies, following pkg. directions, using a 13"x9" pan. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• In a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold into cream cheese mixture.
• Spread over the brownies. Top with pie filling.
• In a microwave or small heavy saucepan, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Drizzle the chocolate over the brownies.
• Refrigerate for about 10 minutes to set chocolate. Enjoy!
• Yield: 2 dozen.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with baking spray with flour. Make brownie mix as directed on pouch, using oil, water and egg. Pour batter into pie plate.
• Bake 24 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir together pie filling and liqueur. Cut brownie into 6 wedges. Place each wedge on individual serving plate. Spoon about 1/3 cup cherry mixture over each wedge.
• In medium bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Add dollop of whipped cream to each serving. Sprinkle with cocoa.

Steps:

• Grease a 30 x 20cm cake tin and line with parchment. Heat oven to 180C/ 160C fan/gas 4. Mix the coffee with 2 tbsp boiling water, then set aside to cool.
• Cream the butter and sugar together for about 5 mins until light and fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, incorporating well after each addition. In a separate bowl, combine the cocoa powder and the flour. Add in the cherry essence and cooled coffee to the butter mixture, followed by the dry ingredients. Mix well, then fold in the cherries.
• Spoon into the prepared tin, level the top with the back of a spoon and bake in the centre of the oven for 30-35 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool completely in the tin.
• Once cool, melt the dark chocolate in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water, then spread in an even layer over the top of the brownies.
• While the chocolate is setting, mix the butter with the icing sugar and a few drops of green food colouring. Put the buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a writing tip nozzle. Cut the brownies into 20 squares, place two glacé cherry halves on top of each one and use the buttercream to create the cherry stem.

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter; stir in cocoa until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in extracts and chocolate mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture. Stir in cherries and nuts. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake)., Meanwhile, for icing, in a large bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla until smooth; spread over hot brownies. Sprinkle with nuts. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.