Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Brownie

A community recipe by cloud9point1

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

This is a kind of Frankenstein-style mash up of two recipes with various tweaks and the rich, gooey, creamy result worked really well as an alternative to a typical birthday cake.

The bonus is that you effectively get two desserts in one while being super simple to make, especially if you don’t have the time to faff around with icing. Just a warning though – it’s much denser than a sponge so you’ll only need a small slice!

Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Brownie — cloud9point1

Ingredients

Serves: 6

For the Brownie base

65 grams plain flour
175 grams butter
125 grams caster sugar
55 grams brown sugar
3 eggs
1 terry's chocolate orange or equivalent weight (157g) of other orange chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Cheesecake topping

150 grams cream cheese
60 grams caster sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate
½ terry's chocolate orange
sprinkles (optional)

Method

Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Brownie is a community recipe submitted by cloud9point1 and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Pre-heat the oven to 180℃ (or 160℃ fan) and line a round baking tin with parchment paper.
Place one Chocolate Orange (broken into segments), sugars, vanilla and butter in a heatproof bowl and melt on the hob over a low heat or in the microwave in 30-second bursts until smooth.
Allow to cool slightly then whisk in the eggs.
Fold in the flour and pour into the prepared cake tin.
In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg and orange juice together until smooth.
Use a tablespoon to randomly dollop the cheesecake mixture on top of the brownie mixture, then use a skewer to make marble-effect swirls.
Place in the oven and bake for around 25-30 minutes, or until a crust forms on the edges of the brownie – remember, the inside should still be quite soft so don’t overbake!
Leave to cool on a wire rack before removing from the tin and arranging the remaining Chocolate Orange segments on top of the cake. Scatter over some orange sprinkles as a finishing touch if you like.