The combination of cheesecake swirled through the dark chocolate brownies is delicious. They look fabulous and the rich, strong flavour of the chocolate is nicely complemented by the slight tang of the curd cheese.
Serves:Makes 9
Preparation time:20 minutes
Cooking time:30-35 minutes
Ingredients
100 g butter, cut into cubes
100 g dark chocolate, in drops or broken into pieces
125 g caster sugar
Pinch of salt
3 eggs, beaten
75 g self-raising flour
1 tbsp cocoa powder
100 g dark chocolate, in chips or chopped into pieces
200 g curd cheese
2 egg yolks
75 g caster sugar
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. If the cake tin has a removable base, butter the sides and line the base with a square of baking parchment, otherwise line the base and sides of the tin.
Place the butter and chocolate in a saucepan and melt over a low heat. Stir just until smooth, then remove from the heat and beat in the sugar and salt, followed by the eggs. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder, add the chocolate chips and stir in. Tip the batter into the prepared tin and spread out using a spatula.
In a clean bowl, beat curd cheese, egg yolks and caster sugar together until smooth. Dot heaped teaspoonfuls of this mixture across the top of the brownie batter in the tin, then use a skewer or knife to swirl the two mixtures together, right across the tin and up to the edges.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the middle of the cake still wobbles slightly when you gently shake the tin – a skewer inserted into the centre should come out with a little moisture on it. Remove from the oven, place on a wire rack and allow to cool completely in the tin before carefully removing the cake and cutting into squares to serve.
Source - Rachel Allen