Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
By 54155
Published on 27 March 2023
These Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies are one of Simon’s most popular Sunday Brunch recipes. Dark and gooey, with creamy cheesecake marbled through rich dark chocolate, these would be delicious as a dinner party dessert with red berries and crème fraîche, or as an afternoon treat with a cup of tea. Part of our Daily Brunch with Ocado recipe collection.Time and servings
45 minsTotal time
15 minsPrep time
30 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 50 ml of brandy
- 150 g of full fat cream cheese
- 150 g of butter
- 225 g of 70% cocoa solids dark chocolate
- 275 g of caster sugar, 225g for the brownies and 50g for the cheesecake mix
- 4 eggs, 3 eggs for the brownies and 1 egg for the cheesecake mix
- 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out and reserved
- 100 g of plain flour
- 1 orange, zest of 1/2
Method
Step 1
Heat the chocolate and butter in a bowl over barely simmering water, stirring until completely melted and combined. Remove the bowl and cool slightly.Step 2
Add the 3 eggs, caster sugar, vanilla seeds and brandy. Whisk with an electric whisk.Step 3
Sift in the flour and fold in gently to combine.Step 4
In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, one egg, orange zest and 50g caster sugar until smooth, to make the cheesecake layer.Step 5
Spoon the chocolate mix into an 8" square greased, lined tin.Step 6
Pour over the cream cheese mix and draw a knife through the mixtures to create a marbled effect.Step 7
Bake at 160˚C for 30 minutes.Step 8
Allow to cool, then cut into squares. Serve the brownie squares with crème fraîche.