The creamiest, fudgiest cream cheese Brownies

I said to myself I wasn’t going to post this recipe until September, the first rainy, autumn, gloomy day. But I couldn’t help it. It seems YOU NEED this recipe as much as I do, even on a hot summer’s day. Besides, brownies are the best excuse for a giant scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

These are gorgeous! Fudgy, soft, creamy, chocolatey, everything a brownie should be. The addition of orange zest in the cream cheese mixture gives them that extra “zing”.

The creamiest, fudgiest cream cheese Brownies

Galatia Pamboridis

These are gorgeous! Fudgy,soft, creamy, chocolatey, everything a brownie should be. The addition of orange zest in the cream cheese mixture gives them that extra “zing”.

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Course cakes, Dessert, Sweets

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

For the brownie base

• 200 grams unsalted butter
• 100 grams semisweet chocolate, I use Cadburys Bournville
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 cup + 3 Tbs sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 100 grams Philadelphia style cream cheese
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted

For the cream cheese layer

• 200 grams cream cheese
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp orange zest, optional

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 160˚ C. Line the base and sides of a 22 x 22 square brownie pan, with greaseproof paper.
• Melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until smooth. Mix in cocoa and stir to dissolve. Transfer mixture in a whisking bowl.
• Whisk in the sugar. Add eggs one at a time, whisking until incorporated. Add vanilla and cheese. Whisk again until mixture is smooth. Sift flour directly into bowl. Stir with a spatula until flour is mixed.
• Set aside about ½ cup of the brownie mixture. Spread the remaining in the prepared brownie pan.
• Mix cream cheese and sugar in a bowl. Add egg, vanilla and orange zest if using. Whisk until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over the brownie mixture. Spread with a small off set spatula until the entire surface of the brownie base is covered. Spoon small blobs of the reserved brownie mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Using a wooden skewer make swirls, mixing the blobs with the cream cheese mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35-45 minutes. Brownie will rise but will sink as it cools. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

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