Brownies: 3/4 cup (1 ½ sticks) butter or margarine, melted 1 ½ cups sugar 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract 3 eggs 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup chopped pecans (optional) Assorted fresh fruit, sliced or cut up Chocolate Cream: 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons Hershey's cocoa 1 tablespoon milk 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease 13x9x2-inch round pizza pan. Combine butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into egg mixture until blended. Stir in pecans, if desired. Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool completely. Prepare Chocolate Cream by beating all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Spread chocolate cream over top. Refrigerate about 30 minutes. Garnish with fruit just before serving. Store Covered in refrigerator, without fruit topping.
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