{"id":83,"date":"2009-11-06T15:54:52","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T22:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2011-10-17T10:35:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T17:35:17","slug":"cherry-cheese-brownies-with-chocolate-glaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/06\/cherry-cheese-brownies-with-chocolate-glaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Cheese Brownies with Chocolate Glaze"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ribbons of cream cheese and cherries are surrounded by rich chocolate. A decadent dessert that is as delicious as it is satisfying. This is an excellent recipe for any special occasion or anytime you feel like spoiling yourself with a luxurious treat. You could give it a festive spin by using a combination of red and green maraschino cherries.<\/p>\n

Directions (Brownies):<\/h2>\n

Yield: 9″x12″ pan<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Mix all of the brownie ingredients together in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Blend until smooth.<\/li>\n
  2. Set aside while you prepare the cream cheese filling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Directions (Cream Cheese Filling):<\/h2>\n
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    1. Cream sugar with cream cheese in a small bowl with electric mixer.<\/li>\n
    2. Add eggs and blend until smooth.<\/li>\n
    3. Blend in flour and gently fold in drained, chopped Maraschino Cherries.<\/li>\n
    4. Line a 9″x12″ pan with parchment paper or lightly grease with shortening.<\/li>\n
    5. Pour 1\/2 of the brownie mixture into prepared pan and spread out evenly.<\/li>\n
    6. Pour cream cheese and cherry mixture over the brownie mixture in pan.<\/li>\n
    7. Top with remaining brownie batter. This works best if you spoon small amounts at a time over the cream cheese mixture to cover.<\/li>\n
    8. Bake in preheated 300°F oven for 60 – 70 minutes, being careful not to over bake.<\/li>\n
    9. Remove from oven and cool in pan on wire rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Directions (Chocolate Glaze):<\/h2>\n
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      1. Melt butter or margarine in a small saucepan over medium heat.<\/li>\n
      2. Add cocoa and stir until smooth.<\/li>\n
      3. Add vanilla and icing sugar stirring with a whisk.<\/li>\n
      4. Add water one teaspoon at a time until desired consistency.<\/li>\n
      5. Spread evenly over warm or cool brownies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        These brownies are great with or without frosting. You can top them with your favorite frosting or butter cream<\/a> or use the chocolate glaze above, which is a favorite of mine.<\/p>\n

        The chocolate glaze is super versatile. It is great on these cherry cheese brownies, but also try it on these chocolate cupcakes<\/a> or you can try experimenting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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        Ingredients (Brownies):<\/h2>\n
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        • 1 and 1\/2 cups of All-purpose Flour<\/li>\n
        • 2\/3 cups of Cocoa<\/li>\n
        • 1\/2 tsp of Salt<\/li>\n
        • 2 cups of Sugar<\/li>\n
        • 1 cup of Vegetable Oil<\/li>\n
        • 4 large Eggs<\/li>\n
        • 6 tbsps of Water<\/li>\n
        • 2 tsps of Vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Ingredients (Cream Cheese Filling):<\/h2>\n
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          • 250 gram pkg. of Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature<\/li>\n
          • 1 cup of Sugar<\/li>\n
          • 2 large Eggs<\/li>\n
          • 4 tbsps of All-purpose Flour<\/li>\n
          • 375 mL. jar of Maraschino Cherries, chopped & drained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Ingredients (Chocolate Glaze):<\/h2>\n
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            • 4 tbsps of Margarine or Butter<\/li>\n
            • 4 tbsps of Cocoa<\/li>\n
            • 1 cup of Icing Sugar<\/li>\n
            • 1 tsp of Vanilla<\/li>\n
            • 1 to 2 tbsps of Hot Water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Ribbons of cream cheese and cherries are surrounded by rich chocolate. A decadent dessert that is as delicious as it is satisfying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,3],"tags":[14,30,29,28,27,9,31,6],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts","category-recipes","tag-chocolate","tag-chocolate-brownies","tag-chocolate-glaze","tag-cream-cheese-filling","tag-directions","tag-ingredients","tag-maraschino-cherries","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingwithcandra.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}