Cheesecake Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 125 g butter, chopped
• 125 g dark chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup plain flour, sifted
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 250 g cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• cocoa, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c lightly grease and line an 18cm x 28cm slice pan.
• 2 combine butter, chocolate and brown sugar in a medium saucepan. stir over low heat until smooth and sugar has dissolved.
• 3 remove from heat and cool slightly. whisk in eggs. sift in flour, cocoa and baking powder together. fold into chocolate mixture. pour into prepared pan.
• 4 in a small bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and caster sugar together until smooth. dollop cheese mixture over chocolate mixture and swirl with a skewer.
• 5 bake for 35-40mins, until cooked when tested with a skewer. cool in pan. cut into squares.