Food and Entertaining
An Elegant Cheesecake Gets Brownie Points
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Oct 19, 2005, 00:18

(NAPSI)-Chances are, this time of year brings visions of elegant parties dancing in your head-and many of those parties will feature one of the season's most dazzling and delicious desserts: Brownie Swirl Cheesecake. With its tender brownie crust and beautiful swirls of creamy cheesecake and dark, decadent brownie, it's a delicious ending to the perfect party.

Plus, the cheesecake is doubly easy to make because it starts with a double-chocolate brownie mix.


Brownie Swirl Cheesecake


Brownie Crust:

1 package (20 oz) Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix

1 egg

1/3 cup water

1/3 cup vegetable oil


Cheesecake:

16 oz (2 cups) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sour cream

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 325°F. For Brownie Crust: In medium bowl, stir together brownie mix, egg, water and oil until moistened (about 40 strokes). Reserve 3/4 cup brownie batter for cheesecake. Spoon remaining brownie batter into lightly greased, 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10-12 minutes.

For Cheesecake: Place cream cheese and sour cream in medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, mix on low speed 2 minutes or until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add sugar and vanilla and continue to mix until smooth. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over brownie crust. Add 1/4 cup water to reserved brownie batter and mix well. Drop spoonfuls of brownie batter randomly over cream cheese mixture. Swirl with tip of knife to create marbled effect. Bake 55-60 minutes or until filling is set. Cool thoroughly. Store in the refrigerator. Makes 12 servings.

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