Nutella Cream Cheese Swirled Brownies

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• Cream Cheese Topping Ingredients:
• 5 Oz Cream Cheese - not whipped
• 2 Tablespoons Butter, room temperature and unsalted
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 Tablespoon Flour
• 1/4 Cup Nutella
• Brownie Batter Ingredients:
• 3/4 Cups Flour
• 1/3 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
• 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 Stick of Butter, room temperature and unsalted
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 Eggs

Preparation

Step 1

1.Pre-heat oven to 350. Grease and line a 8 x 8 baking pan with cooking spray.
2.Cream cheese topping -
1.Cream together butter, sugar and flour. Add cream cheese and mix/blend until smooth.
2.Scrape bowl and add the egg and beat until the topping is nice and creamy.
3.Scrap bowl and add Nutella, beat about one minute or until the nutella is mixed into the cream cheese mixture completely.
4.Set topping aside and mix brownie batter.
3.Brownie batter -
1.Sift flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder into a medium sized bowl.
2.In a small bowl cream sugar and 1/2 stick of butter, add eggs one at a time, beat well then add vanilla.
3.Fold egg, sugar, butter and vanilla mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients.
4.Spread 3/4 of the brownie batter into the bottom of an 8 x 8 baking dish.
4.Randomly dollop the cream cheese topping over the brownie batter.
5.Randomly dollop the rest of the brownie batter on top of the cream cheese batter. Swirl with the tip of a knife.
6.Bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes.
7.Enjoy!!