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Cream cheese brownies with cherries

Marbled brownies are perfect for dinner parties, afternoon teas or as a nice gift to friends and loved ones. These cream cheese brownies with cherries are ideal for summer garden parties, anniversary celebrations and so on. It’s best to chill them until you're ready to serve them.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 9 people
Cuisine: USA
Calories: 1234

Ingredients
  

  • 50 g butter
  • 100 g good quality dark chocolate ( minimum 70% cocoa content)
  • 100 g granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 50 g flour
  • 150 g natural cream cheese
  • 100 g pitted fresh cherries

Method
 

  1. Melt the butter and chocolate in glass bowl over a pan of simmering water, then cool.
  2. Add half of the sugar, combine, then 2 eggs and finally the flour. Mix until you get a smooth batter.
  3. In another bowl, beat the cream cheese with the remaining egg and sugar.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180 C degrees.
  5. Grease and line a 20x20-cm baking tray with baking paper. Add dollops of the two mixtures, alternating, then stir with a skewer or cocktail stick to make swirls.
  6. Push the cherries into the batter.
  7. Bake in a for approx. 30 minutes until the top is golden, but the middle is still a bit gooey.
  8. Let the cake cool in the tin, then transfer it to a wire rack. Let it cool completely.
  9. Put it in the fridge for an hour before slicing it into 9 big or 16 small squares.