Chocolate brownie with a cherry cream cheese filling and chocolate ganache. [OC] recipes

Just made these for upcoming Valentines day! If you'd like the recipe and more pics, they can be found on my blog:

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Ingredients

Brownies

1 stick butter

4 oz (4 squares) unsweetened chocolate

1 cup white sugar

0.5 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 cup flour

2 tbsp cocoa

0.5 cup dried cherries

0.5 tsp baking powder

Ganache

1 cup cream

1 cup milk chocolate

0.5 cup semisweet chocolate

Cherry Cream Cheese Filling

1 package cream cheese

0.5 can cherry pie filling

Directions

Make the Brownies

Turn on oven to 350 F and adjust rack to middle position. In double boiler, melt butter and chocolate. Remove from heat and add sugar and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.

Add eggs, one at a time and mix until incorporated. In batches, add remaining dry ingredients, whisking until just smooth. Do not over-mix.

Pour batter into 9x13 inch pan that has been greased. Bake for 15-20 minutes, (~15 for moist; ~20 for cake-like) until toothpick inserted has only a few moist crumbs when removed. Remove from oven and let cool

Make the Ganache In saucepan on medium heat, heat cream until just before it boils. Remove from heat and add chocolate. Let sit for 2-3 minutes.

Stir chocolate and cream until shiny and smooth. Pour into bowl and let sit at room temperature for 2 hours until set.

Make the Cherry Cream Cheese Filling

In electric mixer, combine cream cheese and cherry pie filling. Using paddle attachment, mix on medium until smooth and combined. Place in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.

Assemble the Brownies

Spread cherry filling evenly over top of the brownies. Cover with chocolate ganache, spreading evenly over the top. Place in fridge for 1-2 hours to set.

Submitted February 08, 2015 at 10:20PM by yamesdean http://ift.tt/1yX3uSY recipes