Cheesecake Brownie Sundaes

Ingredients

• 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 Tbsp. margarine or butter
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 Tbsp. water
• 2/3 cup flour
• 3/4 tsp. baking powder
• Dash salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• Cream cheese filling
• Ice cream and ice cream topping

Directions

Melt chocolate and margarine. Cool. Beat eggs with electric mixer until foamy; add sugar, vanilla, and water. Beat until lemon colored (about 5 minutes). Stir in chocolate mixture, flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts. Spread half of the batter in a greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside. Prepare Cream cheese filling.

(Recipe at the end of this recipe). Pour over batter in pan. Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls onto cheese filling. Swirl with a knife to marble. Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 25 minutes. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate several hours. To serve, top with ice cream and ice cream topping. Serves 24

Cream Cheese Filling

Ingredients

• 2 packages softened cream cheese
• 6 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 4 tsp. flour

Directions

Beat 2 packages softened cream cheese, 6 Tbsp. sugar, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 2 tsp. lemon juice, and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Beat in 4 tsp. flour until smooth.

By Robin from Washington, IA