Irish (Car Bomb) Brownies

St Paddys Day is tomorrow and I live in Ireland. Enough said.

But really, an Irish Car Bomb Drink is a layered shot of Baileys and Jameson dropped into half a pint glass of Guinness. I was recently informed by an English person that this shot should be dropped into some British Ale, but the drink has already been created and we'll move on from there. Irish Car Bomb Brownies have Guinness and Jameson in the Brownie part, and Baileys in the Cream Cheese Part.

Since I am in Ireland I don't feel it is necessary to put the clovers on like they do here, we kind of see enough of them this time of the year.

Ingredients:

• Brownie
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
•  1/2 tsp salt
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 TBSP vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup plus 2 TBSP Guinness Extra Stout (but who measures)
• 4 TBSP Jameson Whiskey (but, again, who measures)
• Cheesecake Layer
• 1 egg
• 1 TBSP vanilla extract
• 12 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup plus 2 TBSP confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup Bailey's (but, who measures) 

Directions:

1) Line a 9×13 pan with foil.

2) Spray with baking spray

3) Preheat the oven to 325F/162C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Sift flour, coco powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5) In another bowl, add butter and granulated sugar in a bowl and cream until smooth.

6) Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.

7) Add the flour mixture and combine.

8) Add the Guinness and Jameson and combine.

 

 

 

 

9) Pour batter into prepared dish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10) Bake for 25 minutes, until a fork inserted comes out clean.

11) Let cool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12) Add all the cheesecake ingredients into a bowl and mix.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13) Spread on top of the brownie layer and bake for 25 minutes, until set.

14) Let cool.

 

I didn't let them cool....

On another note: mmm, dinner

Cream Cheese Brownies

National Cream Cheese Brownie Day!
Recipe taken from here: http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2011/02/08/perfect-cream-cheese-brownies-to-celebrate-national-cream-cheese-brownie-day/ Made last year for cream cheese brownie day by them, and this year by me!

Ingredients:

• Brownie
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
• 6 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 TBSP cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• Cream Cheese Swirl
• 6 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 TBSP sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350ºF/176C.
2) Melt butter and chocolate together.
3) Mix together until fully combined.
4) Cool slightly.






5) Beat together eggs, vanilla, sugar and cocoa powder in a mixer until combined.








6) Add the chocolate to the mixer and beat until just combined.








7) Finally, add the flour, baking powder and salt to the chocolate mixture and mix until the batter is totally incorporated.







8) Pour batter into a buttered 13×9 baking pan.








9) To make the Cream Cheese Swirl put the cream cheese and sugar into a clean mixing bowl and beat until it is light and fluffy.
10) Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract and beat again until everything is completely smooth.




11) Dollop the thickened batter onto the tops of the brownies








12) Drag a knife throughout the brownie batter, swirling it in as you go. Do not overmix, you want the cream cheese swirl to remain distinct.
13) Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until knife inserted in the batter comes out clean.