Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2006

i substituted 3 tblspoons of cocoa and 1 tblspoon of salt free margarine for every square of sweet german chocolate that the recipe calls for. i also substituted mascarpone cheese for cream cheese. worked great for me a rich fluffy textured brownie is what resulted. as for the marble effect i only saved about 3 tblspoons of the choc mixture to put on top of cheese mixture. very easy to do

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killahcourts

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2005

I bake these brownies when I want to impress someone because these look more sophisticated than regular brownies. I also like how these are not too thick or too sweet. Like many people who tried this recipe, I increased the amount of cream cheese to 4oz. Instead of saving half the chocolate batter, I saved only 2 to 3 tbsp of chocolate batter to spoon onto the cream cheese layer. I get better marble look this way.

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REI1005

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2005

So good! Perfect as is, but 8" square is too small a batch! Definitely more cakey than dense brownie.

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STEPHMIT

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2005

I've kept everything the same except used more cream cheese as 3 oz is not enough to spread over the brownies to give it that marbled look

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PINKTWIRL44

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2004

Always disappointed when a recipe seems to be rated well by other then when I try it I just don't understand why. Very little flavor and more cake like texture then a brownie. Cannot taste cream cheese or chocolate much. Very expensive for the turnout.

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DASHA10

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2004

These were TREMENDOUS! After reading the other reviews, I increased the amount of chocolate & cream cheese. Instead of swirling the cream cheese, I just put the cheese mixture on top of the brownie so the brownies were white on top- that way you can taste the cream cheese part better. I also used walnuts instead of pecans. It was my first time making brownies from scratch and they turned out perfectly!

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GRACE11

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2004

These are amazing... Totally amazing. The key is using the right pan. I tried an 8x8 glass pan and failed 3 times, they were either burned or not cooked in the center. Finally i turned to a 8x8 nonstick and voilla. Perfection. Make sure to greease and flour the pan. I added a bit more cream cheese (about half of a 250 g package). Bake at 350 for 37 minutes and then turn off the oven and leave them in for 10 or 15 more minutes. This insures they are cooked through while making sure the sides don't burn. Fantastic, thanks a bunch for sharing.

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Amy V.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Albany, New York, USA

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2004

This is one of the best cream cheese brownie recipes I have ever had! We made these for a get together and they were a hit! Thanks for sharing!

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FLO12376

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2004

Absolutely delicious. A major hit with my family and friends.......they´re gone before you know it!

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MAGGIE261

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2004

These brownies were very good, and based on other reviews, I melted about 6oz of chocolate instead of 4oz to make it more chocolatey. Next time I think I will lay the cream cheese mixture last instead of plopping half the batter on top. The batter is so thin that the cream cheese pretty much sinks to the bottom of the brownies so I didn't get a pretty swirl design. But when it comes down to it, it is the taste that matters most.

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