Black Forest Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, with stems
1 cup semisweet chocolate piece
1/2 cup butter
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0; grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan; set aside.
Drain one jar of cherries; remove stems and coarsely chop cherries.
Drain on paper towels; reserve remaining jar of whole cherries for garnish.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine semisweet chocolate pieces and butter; microwave on HIGH for 1 minutes; stir.
Microwave for 10-20 seconds more or until mixture is melted.
Add eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla, salt, and baking powder; stir until combined.
Fold in chopped cherries, white baking pieces, and almonds.
Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly.
Bake for 35 minutes; cool in pan on a wire rack; cut into bars.
Before serving, in a bowl, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar.
Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Pipe or spoon a small amount of cream cheese mixture onto each brownie.
Drain reserved cherries; top each brownie with a cherry.