Marble Brownies

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Every Tuesday I bring treats to share with the residents at work. Which means every Monday night I bake. This week I wanted to share something that I hadn't yet made so Marble Brownies it is... I am a person of habit. I only use Duncan Hines Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix. That is the mix I used for this recipe.

The ingredients are fairly simple; the brownie mix, oil, eggs, water, cream cheese, butter, sugar, flour and vanilla. These are staples I keep in my pantry or fridge most the time. Okay, all the time.

Start by dumping the brownie mix into a large bowl or your mixer. Add the eggs, oil, vanilla and water. Stir to combine. Or mix until just combined in the stand mixer.

Next, spray your baking pan with non stick cooking spray. Spread your brownie batter in the pan evenly. So far pretty easy, right?

Did someone say cream cheese? Time to start the cream cheese mixture. Combine the cream cheese and butter together in a bowl or stand mixer. As you can see I choose my stand mixer for this part of the recipe. Mix until smooth.

Add in the sugar and mix. Time to add the egg and vanilla. And, mix again. Finally add in the flour and mix until just blended. This is your cream cheese mixture.

The fun begins. Take a large spoon or small measuring cup and dollop scoops of the cream cheese mixture onto your brownie mix that has been sitting in the pan. Then take a knife and start swirling. Mine looks like a piece of art or at the very least it just looks pretty cool.

Now bake for 23 minutes in an oven that has been pre heated to 350°. I have the baking of brownies down to an art in my oven. But we know all ovens have a mind of their own. So 23 minutes or until a fork or knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let the brownies cool and then you can frost them.

Enjoy!

Marble Brownies

Prep time: 13 minutes

Bake temp: 350°

Bake time: 23 minutes

Easy to Medium

Ingredients

Brownie Mix

• 1 box Duncan Hines Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix

• 3 eggs

• 1/3 cup oil

• 2 tablespoons water

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream cheese mixture

• 4 ounces (half a stick) cream cheese

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 1 egg

• 1 tablespoon flour

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°.

2. Mix brownie mix with eggs, oil, water and vanilla in a large bowl or stand mixer.

3. Spread into a 9 x 13 pan that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray. Set aside.

4. Mix butter and cream cheese together in a bowl or the stand mixer until smooth.

5. Add in the sugar and mix about 15 seconds until combined.

6. Crack the egg and add the egg and vanilla to the cream cheese mixture and mix until combined.

7. Measure the flour and add to the cream cheese mixture and mix until combined.

8. Now, using a spoon go ahead and dollop the cream cheese mixture in spoonfuls on the top of the brownie batter sitting in the 9 x 13 pan. Making sure to space the dollops of cream cheese evenly over the brownie mix.

9. Use a knife to swirl and mix. Do not over swirl.

10. Bake at 350° for 23 minutes.

11. Let cool and then frost.

Frosting

• ½ cup butter

• ⅓ cup cocoa powder

• ½ cup heavy cream

• 3 cups powder sugar

Directions

1. Melt butter and the cocoa powder together in a bowl in the microwave.

2. Remove the bowl from the microwave and add the cream to the mixture. Stir.

3. Add the powder sugar and use a hand mixer or spoon to mix together until no lumps of powder sugar remain in the mixture.

4. Frost your brownies.

Missy's Memos

• Add chocolate chips to the top of the pan before you bake. I have done this before and it is delish.

• This recipe is easy to double. Just use a baking sheet instead of the 9 x 13 pan.

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