Cranberry Truffle Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup cranberry sauce or 1/3 cup seedless red raspberry jam
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon solid shortening

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease and flour a 9 inch round cake pan.
• 2 melt chocolate chips with butter or margarine in the top of a double boiler. set aside to cool.
• 3 beat eggs and sugar together. add cooled chocolate mixture and water. mix. stir in baking powder and flour.
• 4 pour into baking pan and bake in [preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. remove from oven, turn out a cake platter and let cool.
• 5 truffle topping: beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar together. add cranberry sauce and beat. beat in melted chocolate chips. spread on top of cooled brownies.
• 6 glaze: melt chocolate chips with the shortening. drizzle over the cream cheese layer. chill at least 2 hours before serving. garnish with fresh sugared cranberries if desired.