Cream Cheese Brownies

Lauren made these for our works Bake Off for Charity, she didn't win a prize but everyone loved them!

Ingredients (Makes 28 Small Pieces):

Brownie layer
* 113g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
* 115g dark chocolate
* 250g granulated white sugar
* 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
* 2 large eggs
* 65g plain flour
* Salt

Cream cheese layer
* 227g cream cheese
* 65g granulated white sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 1 large egg

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 160c. Place your chocolate and butter into a bowl and pop in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring in between. Once it's all melted together, stir in the sugar and vanilla extract. Then add one egg at a time, beating into the mixture. Stir in the flour and a little salt (around 1/4 teaspoon) and mix together until smooth.

Line a baking tray with tin foil and add the brownie batter to the tray. Spread around the tray until evenly spread.

Using a hand mixer, mix up the cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Then add the sugar, vanilla extract and one egg and mix again until fully combined. Spread the cream cheese layer evenly over the brownie layer. Use a fork to marble the top and add a bit of extra chocolate on top (this is optional!)

Pop in the preheated oven for 25 - 30 minutes or until the brownies are set and the cream cheese is just beginning to brown. (A toothpick inserted into the brownie comes out with just a few moist crumbs.) Remove from oven, remove from the foil and place on a wire rack to cool completely. Then cover and refrigerate the brownies for two or more hours until they are firm enough to cut into squares.

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