Divine Truffle Brownies

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (8 ounce) package baker semisweet chocolate or 1 (6 ounce) package baker bittersweet chocolate squares, divided
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar, divided
• 3 eggs, divided
• 1 cup flour
• 2/3 cup heavy cream or 2/3 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 f degrees (325 f for glass baking dish).
• 2 line 8-inch baking pan with foil extending over edges to form handles.
• 3 grease foil.
• 4 microwave 2 squares chocolate and butter in medium microwavable bowl on high 1 1/2 minutes or until butter is melted.
• 5 stir until chocolate is melted.
• 6 stir in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• 7 stir in 1 egg until well blended.
• 8 stir in flour.
• 9 spread batter in pan.
• 10 microwave remaining chocolate (6 squares if using semi-sweet, 4 squares if using bittersweet) and the cream in microwavable bowl on high 1 1/2 minutes; stir until chocolate is melted.
• 11 beat remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 2 eggs in small bowl with mixer on high speed 1 minute until thick and lemon-yellow colored; beat in chocolate/cream mixture.
• 12 pour over batter in pan.
• 13 bake 35 to 40 minutes or until mousse topping is set and the edges begin to pull away from sides of pan.
• 14 cool in pan.
• 15 run knife around edge of pan to loosen brownies from sides.
• 16 lift from pan using foil as handles.
• 17 decorate with powdered sugar, if desired (see tip).
• 18 cut into 16 fudgy brownies.
• 19 for an extra special touch, garnish with fresh red raspberries and whipped cream!