Viennese Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese room temperature
• 13 c sugar
• 1 egg beaten
• 14 tsp almond extract
• 2 sq 1 oz each unsweetened chocolate
• 12 c butter
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 c sugar
• 34 c sifted flour
• 12 tsp baking powder
• 12 tsp salt

Directions

1. In a bowl combine softened cream cheese sugar and 1 egg
2. Add almond extract set aside
3. In small saucepan melt chocolate and butter together
4. Cool
5. Beat 2 eggs
6. Add sugar and chocolate mixture
7. Beat in sifted and combined flour baking powder and salt
8. Pour half the chocolate mixture into a well-greased and floured square baking pan 8-inches
9. Gently spread the cream cheese mixture
10. Top with remaining chocolate mixture
11. Bake in 350 oven 45 to 50 minutes until cake tester inserted in center comes away clean
12. Cool in pan before cutting into rectangles or squares