Tiramisu Brownies..super delicious!

Last year I found this recipe in one of my many cookbooks in the Christmas section. I thought it would be difficult...oh no!! It's easy and I swear...the BEST brownie recipe I have ever made. It's good warm or chilled...I think chilled is WAY better!!

The recipe:

12 squares (1oz each) semisweet chocolate
1 cup butter softened
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1 1/3 cups plus 1/4 cup sugar divided
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8 eggs
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1 cup cake flour
1/4 cup instant coffee granules or espresso powder
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2 cartons Mascarpone cheese
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon baking cocoa


In a large microwave-safe mixing bowl, melt chocolate. Stir until smooth; cool slightly. Beat in butter. Gradually beat in 1-1/3 cups sugar. Add six eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.Combine the flour and instant coffee granules; add to the chocolate mixture. Beat on low speed just until combined; set aside.

For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cheese, vanilla, and remaining sugar and eggs until smooth.

Pour 4 cups of chocolate batter into a greased 13-in. X 9-in. X 2-in. baking pan. Spread with the filling. Top with the remaining batter, spreading evenly to completely cover filling.Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set and brownies begin to pull away from the sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with cocoa. Cut into squares. Store in the refrigerator. Makes 3 dozen.


12 1-oz squares of semi-sweet chocolate

into the bowl

and then melted

add the softened butter

6 of the 8 eggs

beat in one at a time

even the girls got in on the fun

they love to cook

this is the rest of the sugar and instant coffee.. (I added 1/2 cup instant coffee instead of 1/4)

pouring the flour mixture into the chocolate batter

we were supposed to me mixing with the mixer but I forgot and they turned out just fine

the mascarpone cheese

the cheese, other 2 eggs, vanilla (here I put 3 tsp and 3/4 cups of sugar)

I remembered my mixer....

spreading the 4 cups of chocolate batter into my pan (see how loved my pan is?)

the cheese mixture going on top

spread evenly over

the remaining chocolate batter over the filling

out of the oven and dusted with cocoa

ready to eat

These are so easy to make and so very delicious. I mentioned that I found this recipe in the Christmas dessert section of one of my cookbooks. I think it fits the holidays just perfectly! You will be sure to get many, many compliments.

I've made them for a girls night out...a party at my former job and just for us here at home. It is so good...beyond words good!

I use a slightly larger pan to bake them in because I like them a little thinner.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I hope you enjoyed it. And I can't wait to read all of your delicious recipes! See more great ideas at Beverly's Pink Saturday post!!