Strawberry Cream Cheese Fudgy Brownies

By srumbel

My grandma made the most amazing fudgy brownies, so I thought I would try to make them even tastier by adding a strawberry cream cheese frosting!
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Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 8 Tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine (not butter!)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• pinch of salt
• Ingredients:
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup strawberry jam

Preparation

Step 1

Grease a 9"x13" baking pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt margarine. Stir in cocoa. Mix sugar and eggs in mixing bowl. Stir in margarine and cocoa. Add vanilla, flour, nuts and salt. Bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Let cool and frost.

Frosting
In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in vanilla and gradually stir in the powdered sugar. Fold in strawberry jam. Spread over cooled brownies.