Shelly's Recipe

ORANGE CHEESECAKE BROWNIES

Category: Brownies/Blondies

Cheesecake Batter
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese softened
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 tsp finely grated orange zest
1 large egg
1 tbsp flour

Chocolate Batter
6 tbsp butter, cut into pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 oz semi sweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs
2/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour a 9 inch square pan.

Make cheesecake batter: In a bowl stir together cream cheese, sugar, and zest with a wooden spoon until smooth. Beat in egg with a fork until blended, stir in flour.

Make Chocolate Batter: In heavy 1 1/2 quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolates over low heat until smooth. Cool mixture 10 min then stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time beating well with a wooden spoon until smooth and shiny. Stir in flour and salt.

Spread chocolate batter evenly in pan. Drop cheesecake batter by large spoonfuls onto chocolate batter and run a knife through batters to make decorative swirled. Bake in the middle of oven for 50 minutes or until cheesecake mixture is pale and golden and a tester comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan on a rack.