Almond Macaroon Brownies

Ingredients

85 ml cream cheese
28 gr butter
150 gr sugar
3 eggs
65 gr flour
3 gr flour
130 gr flaked coconut
120 gr blanched almonds
170 gr semisweet chocolate
2 gr vanilla
2 gr baking powder
1 gr salt

Instructions

Beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter until softened. Beat in quarter cup sugar. Stir in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour and coconut. Reserve 16 whole almonds, chop the rest. Stir in one third cup chopped almonds; set aside. Melt 5 oz chocolate and remaining butter (4 T) over low heat, until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in half cup sugar and vanilla. Beat in 2 eggs. Stir in half cup flour, baking powder and salt. Add remaining chopped almonds. Spread cheese batter on top. Garnish with whole almonds. Bake for 40 minutes until cake tester comes out clean, don't overbake. Melt remaining square of chocolate and drizzle over the brownies. Cool in pan. Cut into squares. Recipe can be doubled.