Ingredients

  • 12 ounces semisweet chocolate
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 9 ounces cream cheese
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoons vanilla
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoons vanilla
  • 3/4 teaspoons almond extract

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Melt chocolate and 1/2 cup butter and set aside to cool.
  • To make the cream cheese batter, with a whip attachment cream 6 tablespoons butter than add the cream cheese and continue mixing.
  • Add the sugar, beat until fluffy then beat in the eggs, then flour, and vanilla.
  • Set aside.
  • For the chocolate batter, in a separate bowl whip the eggs and sugar until fluffy.
  • Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and mix into egg mixture.
  • Mix in the melted chocolate and butter, and the extracts.
  • In a rectangular pan, lined with parchment, spread half the chocolate mixture.
  • Spread the cream cheese layer over that to cover, then drop remaining chocolate batter by spoonfuls on top then swirl with a knife.
  • Bake for 40 minutes.
  • Cool and cut into bars.