Banana Split Brownies

Rich, kicky brownies. Look at all that butter! All those eggs!

I didn't do Martha Stewart's Recipe exactly because I didn't have the ingredients. Notable, I didn't have any bittersweet chocolate so I couldn't have the 3:1 bittersweet:unsweet ratio, so I did 1:1 unsweet:semi-sweet. Unsweetened chocolate gives baked goods power, brawn; most of the sweetness thus ends up coming from the banana part. I also added extra banana, but I think I got more liquid as well as more flavor. I imagine the original recipe is also awesome, but this seemed cafe-like.

Banana Split Brownies

4 Ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped
4 Ounces unsweetened chocolate chopped
12 Tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) rt unsalted butter cut into small pieces
3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cups brown sugar
4 large eggs
3/4 Cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 salt

8 Ounces cream cheese at room temperature
1 large egg yolk
Vegetable-oil cooking spray
1/4 Cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 Teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 very ripe bananas

Heat oven to 350 degrees;. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with vegetable-oil spray. Carefully microwave the chocol Stir occasionally until completely melted.

Combine butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat on medium-low speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add 3 eggs; beat to combine & scrape sides of bowl. Carefully melt the chopped chocolate in the microwave, 2oz at a time, and mix in. Then add 3/4 cup flour and salt. Mix until just combined, 15 to 20 seconds, scraping sides of bowl.

Beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy, 25 to 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl using a rubber spatula; add egg yolk, whole egg, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and remaining tablespoon flour. Beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Fold in mashed banana using a rubber spatula.

Spread chocolate batter into prepared pan. Using a rubber spatula, make three trenches in batter, and fill with cream-cheese batter. To marble the top, run the tip of a knife back and forth across the two batters.

Bake until set, about 40 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before cutting.

I cooked these 46 minutes, because my knife wasn't coming out clean and they were a little dry on the bottom. I'd say stick to the original cooking time.

I can tell that these are awesome (my roommate concurs), but I just don't care much for brownies myself. I was hoping the bananas would lure me in, but even though these are sophisticated and seem like something you'd pay 3$ for in a cafe, I'd rather use my precious ripe bananas in something else. I recommend it, though -- they look gorgeous and everyone else says they're delicious. Wouldn't expect anything less from Martha.