Mocha Almond Cheesecake Brownies

What do you get when you combine a fudgy mocha brownie with cheesecake? These delicious brownies, of course!

Ingredients:

1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 1/3 C. sugar, divided

3 eggs

2/3 C. butter, softened

1 tsp. instant coffee

6 Tbs. Hershey's cocoa

3/4 C. flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 C. chopped almonds

1/2 C. mini semisweet chocolate chips

1 Tbs. milk

Directions:

Cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar until light. Beat in one egg until creamy. Set aside. Cream butter with remaining sugar. Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time, until fluffy. Beat in cocoa and coffee. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt on waxed paper. Add, all at once, to chocolate mixture. Stir until well blended. Add vanilla, set 1/3 cup of batter aside. Fold chips and almonds into remaining batter; pour into a greased 9-inch square baking pan. Spoon cheese mixture over batter. Stir milk into reserved batter. Making four rows, spoon 12 tsp. of reserved batter on top of cheesecake mixture; run knife through each row to create heart-like shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.