Two New Recipes.

Here are two new recipes that I have found in blogland this week that I'm hoping to make this weekend.

Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-8oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1½ cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Make It!
Beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Add to the butter mixture alternately with milk. Mix at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into a greased 9"x13" baking dish. Sprinkle with topping (see below). Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Topping
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
½ cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup butter, melted

Combine all ingredients. Sprinkle on top.

Speedy Brownies
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
5 eggs
1 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips

Make It!
In a mixing bowl combine first 7 ingredients; beat until smooth. Pour into greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out cleans.