Cherry Brownies

Description
Cherry brownies are a rich, frostingless brownie with a fudge-like base and a cheesecake-like top, filled with maraschino cherries and chocolate chips.
 * Cherry Brownies from the Wikibooks Cookbook—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation license
 * Cook Time: 50 Minutes
 * Serves: 36

Base

 * 2 eggs
 * 1 cup (2.4 dl) granulated sugar
 * 6 tbsp margarine
 * ¼ cup (0.6 dl) baking cocoa
 * ¾ cup (1.8 dl) flour
 * ¼ tsp salt

Topping

 * 4 ounces (110 g) softened cream cheese
 * ¼ cup (0.6 dl) maraschino cherry syrup
 * ¼ cup (0.6 dl) icing sugar
 * 1 egg
 * ½ cup (1.2 dl) semi-sweet chocolate chips
 * ½ cup (1.2 dl) maraschino cherries

Directions

 * 1) Melt margarine in a saucepan at medium-low heat, then mix in the cocoa.
 * 2) Add the sugar, salt and first two eggs, blend well and then fold in the flour.
 * 3) Spread in a greased 9" by 9" (22 cm by 22 cm) cake pan and set aside.
 * 4) Beat the cream cheese, cherry syrup and icing sugar together in a bowl until creamy.
 * 5) Add the remaining egg to the mixture and blend well.
 * 6) Add the chocolate chips and cherries.
 * 7) Pour the second mixture over top the base.
 * 8) Bake at 350 °F/175 °C for 30 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick poked through the centre comes out moist (but not wet with batter).
 * 9) Let cool and cut into 36 squares.

Notes, Tips and Variations

 * Cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting and eating or you will have hot broken brownies everywhere.