Marbled Brownies

So this is by far one of my most favorite brownie recipes. The combination of the cream cheese flavored white batter and the chocolate flavored batter with the nuts thrown in is irresistible. To top it all off, it is moist. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of dry, cake-like brownies. I would say that this brownie tastes perfect as a midnight snack with a tall glass of milk - that's how I like it anyway. 

(Makes 24)

Ingredients:

• 8 1-oz squares semi-sweet chocolate 
• 6 tbsp butter 
• 4 eggs 
• 1 1/2 cups sugar 
• 1 cup flour 
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• 1 tsp baking powder 
• 2 tsp vanilla essence 
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

For the plain batter:

• 4 tbsp butter 
• 6 oz cream cheese 
• 1/2 cup sugar 
• 2 eggs 
• 2 tbsp flour 
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

1. Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F. Line the bottom and sides of a 13 by 9-inch pan with wax paper and grease.

2. Melt the chocolate and butter over very low heat, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.

3. Meanwhile, beat the eggs until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat until blended. Sift over the flour, salt, and baking powder and fold to combine.

4. Stir in the cooled chocolate mixture. Add the vanilla and the walnuts. Measure and set aside 2 cups of the chocolate batter.

5. For the plain batter, cream the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer.

6. Add the sugar, and continue beating until blended. Beat in the eggs, flour, and vanilla.

7. Spread the unmeasured chocolate batter in pan. Pour over the cream cheese mixture. Drop spoonfuls of the reserved chocolate batter on top. With a metal spatula, swirl the mixutre to marble.

8. Bake until just set, 35-40 minutes. Unmold when cool and cut into squares for serving.