Magnolia Cream Cheese Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares
    4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
    1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
    2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
    1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
    2 cups sugar, divided
    6 large eggs, divided
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels, divided
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    Caramel Sauce
    1/2 cup butter
    1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
    1/2 cup whipping cream
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 dash salt
    Chocolate Sauce
    1 cup whipping cream
    8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, chopped
Preparation
    Microwave first 3 ingredients in a 1-quart glass bowl at HIGH 2 minutes or until melted, stirring once. Cool and set aside.
    Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating well.
    Add 2 eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Fold in 2 tablespoons flour and 1/2 cup chocolate morsels; set aside.
    Beat remaining 4 eggs in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer. Gradually add remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. Add melted chocolate mixture and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; beat mixture until well blended.
    Combine 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt; fold into chocolate batter until blended, and stir in remaining 1 cup chocolate morsels.
    Reserve 3 cups chocolate batter; spread remaining batter evenly in a greased 13- x 9-inch pan. Pour cream cheese mixture over batter. Top with reserved 3 cups batter, and swirl mixture with a knife.
    Bake at 325\u00b0 for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and cut brownies into squares.
    Caramel Sauce:.
    Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; add sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Gradually add cream, vanilla, and salt, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Remove from heat.
    Yields 1 1/2 cups.
    Chocolate Sauce:.
    Bring cream to a boil in a heavy saucepan; remove from heat.
    Add chocolate, stirring until melts.
    Yields 1 3/4 cups.
    **Cook time is just for the brownies and does not include making either of the sauces.

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