If you love brownies and cheesecake, this is the recipe for you!
What’s better than a brownie? A double layer brownie! A truly luxurious bake, a luscious dark chocolate brownie layer pairing beautifully with the creamy cheesecake layer packed with rich dark cherry flavour.
Get Creative:
Try swapping out the cherry flavour with another one of your favourite flavours. Try Banana, Fruits of the Forest, or Pina Colada.
Ingredients
Cheesecake Layer
- 250g Full Fat Cream Cheese, at room temperature
- 125g Caster Sugar
- 1 Medium Egg
- 20 drops Foodie Flavours Cherry Natural Flavouring (adjust to taste)
- Red Gel Food Colouring (optional)
Brownie Layer
- 200g Dark Chocolate (70% Cocoa minimum)
- 150g Unsalted Butter
- 3 Medium Eggs
- 225g Light Soft Brown Sugar
- 150g Plain Flour
- 1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
- ¼ Tsp Salt
Instructions
Servings 12 / Prep time 15 mins, plus 4 hours chill time / Cook Time 35 mins
- Line an 8inch/20cm square tin with greaseproof baking paper and preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan.
- Whisk all the cheesecake ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
- Break up the chocolate into a microwave safe bowl and melt it together with the butter in the microwave in 30 second intervals. Stir in between until the chocolate has melted and then set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together for 2 mins. The mixture should turn paler in colour.
- Add the cooled melted chocolate and combine.
- Sieve the flour, cocoa and salt into the mixture and fold in.
- Add the brownie mixture to the prepared tin, setting aside around 50g of the mixture.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture on top.
- With the remaining brownie mixture, add a tbsp of warm water and stir to thin out the mixture.
- Drop small spoonful’s randomly on top of the cheesecake mixture and create swirls using a knife or cocktail stick.
- Bake the brownie in the oven for 35-40 mins. The brownie should have just started to crack around the edges and have a slight wobble.
- Leave the brownie to cool in the tin and then pop it into the fridge for at least 4 hours, or ideally overnight.
- Slice into 12 squares and enjoy!
