Cheesecake Brownies

Once again, making something out of items that have gone past 'best before' dates! Goes to show I stock up yet never stocktake. HAHA.

Trying another recipe where the cheese is double (or quadruple, for some) the amount than previous attempts, cos cheesecake layer is equally important as brownies. This makes two 8x8 pans even though the recipe said one 9x9. Must be a thick 9x9 then, but then it won't be brownies eh?

Recipe from here.

226g unsalted butter, melted

1 1/3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips (I used Valrhona choc so I eyeballed instead of measuring)

3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder

1 cup caster sugar

1 cup light brown sugar

2 eggs (recipe added 1 more yolk but I didn't)

1 cup flour

1 tsp salt

Splash of milk

16oz cream cheese (two blocks), room temperature

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

A pinch of salt

Melt the butter, salt, then chocolate, cocoa powder, sugar. Add in the eggs and flour and milk. You need to use a mixer cos I used a whisk by hand and the melted butter separated. Only after I used the mixer, it became the usual brownie texture.
Cream the cheesecake mixture together until no lumps form.
Line 2 pans, pour in the brownie mix then the cream cheese depending on the design you want.
Bake at 160 degrees Celsius for about 30 to 35 minutes, depending on your pan size. Test with a skewer.

These are SUPER decadent. Brownies are a bit too sweet though, could reduce the sugar. But this does put a smile on your face :)

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