Rich Expresso Brownie Bars

Name: Rich Expresso Brownie Bars
Total time: P1H
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chocolate unsweetened; chocolate, semi-sweet; vegetable shortening; eggs; egg yolks; brown sugar; flour; baking powder; pecans; cream cheese; powdered sugar; coffee; liqueur; eggs; egg whites; chocolate, semi-sweet; vegetable oil

Submitted by ilovegarlic

Rich Expresso Brownie Bars recipe

YIELD

32 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

30 min

READY

1 hrs

Ingredients

Brownies

OUNCES UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE
unsweetened, 3 sq

OUNCES SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE
semi-sweet, 2 sq, null, null

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING
golden' flavour *

LARGE EGGS

EACH EGG YOLKS *

1 ¼

CUPS BROWN SUGAR
irmly packed *

CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TEASPOON BAKING POWDER

⅓

CUP PECANS
or walnuts, coarsely chopped, toasted, optional

Cream cheese topping

OUNCES CREAM CHEESE

CUP POWDERED SUGAR
confectioner's, sifted

TABLESPOONS COFFEE
instant

TABLESPOON LIQUEUR
coffee flavor, such as kahlua

EACH EGGS

EACH EGG WHITES *

OUNCE SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE
semi-sweet, 1 sq, null, null

TEASPOON VEGETABLE OIL

Directions

BROWNIE: Melt chocolate squares and shortening over hot water, cool. Beat 2 whole eggs, 1 egg yolk and sugar on highest speed of electric mixer for 5 minutes. Fold in chocolate mixture and remaining ingredients.

Pour into greased and floured 13 X 9 inch pan; chill for 30 minutes.

CREAM CHEESE TOPPING: Combine cream cheese, icing sugar, instant coffee, liqueur, whole egg and the remaining egg white.

Beat at lowest speed of electric mixer until well blended. Spread over batter in pan. Melt chocolate square and oil; cool to room temperature. Pipe chocolate in lines, ¾ inch apart horizontally down length of pan.

Using toothpick, start from bottom corner of pan and draw it back and forth at ½ inch intervals vertically to create “feather effect".

Bake at 325F for 30 minutes or until cream cheese mixture is set. Cool. Cut into bars or squares. Store any leftover bars in refrigerator.