Sometimes part of baking is failing. In the words of a highly esteemed friend, “you ruined the cheesecake part with the brownie part.” So maybe you don’t try these.. or maybe when you do you use a box brownie mix. The brownie part I made was dry (probably due to slight over-baking) and kind of bitter.. too much bittersweet chocolate.
But the cheesecake part…. Now that was good. Creamy, moist, and just the right amount of sweet… I almost just ate off the top portion. Almost. I may still. Hey, someone’s gotta eat it right?
So here’s the recipe. I’d probably try it with a brownie box mix, or maybe just use semi-sweet chocolate. Maybe if I did a better job of mixing the cheesecake with the brownie… Or maybe just just bake it for less time. Scratch that. Do that anyway. The more dough-like, the better. Duh. That’s Brownie 101.
Anywho… Here’s the recipe. Give it a try. Maybe I’ll retry it.. We’ll make it better. And eventually we will have delicious Cheesecake Brownies to shove in our mouths.
Cheesecake Brownies
One 9-inch (23cm) or 8-inch (20cm) square pan
Adapted from Ready for Dessert (Ten Speed)
For those of you who like higher brownies, use an 8-inch pan.
6 tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4 ounces (115g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup (130g) sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup (70g) flour
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (80g) chocolate chips
8 ounces (200g) cream cheese, at room temperature
1 large egg yolk
5 tablespoons (75g) sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Line a 9-inch (23cm) or 8-inch (20cm) square pan with foil, making sure it goes up all four sides. Use two sheets if necessary. Mist with non-stick spray or grease lightly.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180C).
3. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and beat in the 2/3 cup (130g) sugar, then the eggs.
4. Mix in the flour, cocoa powder and salt, then the vanilla and chocolate chips. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
5. In a separate bowl, beat together the cream cheese, the yolk, 5 tablespoons (75g) of sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
6. Distribute the cream cheese mixture in eight dollops across the top of the brownie mixture, then take a dull knife or spatula and swirl the cream cheese mixture with the chocolate batter.
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