Cream Cheese Brownies

For the Brownies:
½ Bar Cream cheese (1/2 of a 225g bar)
2 Cups Caster Sugar
3 pcs Whole Eggs
1 tbsp Light corn syrup
1 tbsp Coffee powder
1 cup Butter or Premium Margarine melted
1 cup sifted All purpose Flour
¾ cup sifted Cocoa Powder
¼ tsp sifted Baking Powder
¼ tsp Fine Salt
1/3 cup mini Bittersweet Chocolate chips
1/3 cup Raisins, rinsed
1/3 cup coarsely chopped Walnuts

For the Cream Cheese frosting:

1(226g) bar Cream Cheese
2 tbsps Butter
¾ cup sifted Powdered Sugar


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line the bottom and side of an 8”x12” baking pan with aluminium foil. Set Aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, combine the first five ingredients. Beat at medium speed until no trace of cream cheese is visible.
3. Pour in melted butter and beat until blended. Add remaining ingredients and bear with a rubber scraper until well incorporated.
4. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in all four corners of the pan comes out clean. Chill well before applying the frosting.

To prepare the Frosting:

1. Beat all frosting ingredients in a bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Spread the mixture over the brownies and chill for about 1 hour before slicing into bars.

Yield: 32 bars

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