Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces chocolate, broken into small pieces (at least 75% cocoa solids)
• 4 ounces margarine
• 7 ounces chocolate
• 3 medium eggs
• 4 ounces caster sugar
• 2 ounces self raising flour
• 7 ounces cream cheese
• 1 (2 ounce) bag maltesers
• 1 (2 ounce) bag marshmallows, cut in half

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to gas 2 (150 deg c).
• 2 grease and line a 20cm (8 in) roud, loose bottom tin.
• 3 melt 4 oz of plain chocolate and the margarine ina bolw over a pan of barely simmering water.
• 4 melt 4 oz chocolate.
• 5 allow to cool slightly.
• 6 whisk together 2 eggs and sugar in a bowl.
• 7 beat in the cooked chocolate mixture until smooth.
• 8 fold in the flour and pour into the prepared tin.
• 9 in another bowl, whisk together the cream cheese and the remaining egg until smooth.
• 10 beat in the melted chocolate, then spoon into the tin on top of the brownie mixture.
• 11 using a skewer, carefully swirl the two mixutres to create a marbled effect.
• 12 bake in the oven for 50 to 55 mins, until just set.
• 13 run a knife around the tin, allow to cool slightly, then remove from tin.
• 14 when completely cool remove the greaseproof paper from the base.
• 15 melt the remaining chocolate and spread a little of each over the cheesecake (reserving a little).
• 16 decorate with the marshmallows and maltezers.
• 17 drizzle the remaining chocolate on top of this.