Let’s make the cream cheese part first.
Beat the cream cheese until… well, creamy.
Add sugar, beat…
Add egg, beat…
Mmmm.
Add the chocolate chips ( I like to use dark chocolate, but use whatever you like).
Don’t eat it! Set aside.
Now, for the brownies part. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
If you’re not using chocolate chips for the brownie part, chop the chocolate.
In a microwave-safe bowl, place butter and chocolate. Heat in the microwave on medium until most of the chocolate is melted.
Don’t overheat the chocolate, the remaining lumps will melt when you give it a good stir – but you must do it as soon as you get it out of the microwave! Sorry, didn’t mean to yell, just don’t let it cool in lumps. 
You’ll get a nice chocolate syrup. Also, don’t eat.
Add the sugar to the chocolate syrup, beat…
Add eggs, beat…
Add sifted dry ingredients and mix well.
Line a 9×13 inch pan with parchment paper – I like to line the sides as well.
Pour half of the batter into the pan.
Spread the cream cheese mixture over.
Use a spoon to top with remaining chocolate batter – you don’t have to cover the cream cheese mixture completely.
Using a butter knife, make swirls to create a marble pattern.
Beautiful. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cut when cool! Trust me on this one.
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese
- 1/4 cup (50 g) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup (90 g) chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp (30 g) butter
- 1/2 cup (90 g) chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup (85 g) flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cocoa
- Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).
- For the cream cheese part: beat the cream cheese with sugar, then add egg, beat again and mix in chocolate chips. Set aside.
- For the brownies part: sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, put the chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) and butter.
- Heat in the microwave on medium until most of the chocolate is melted.
- Give it a good stir as soon you turn off the microwave - stir until all the chocolate lumps are melted and you have a syrup.
- Add the sugar to the chocolate syrup, beat; add eggs, beat; and gradually mix in the sifted dry ingredients.
- Line a 9x13 with paper - sides as well.
- Pour half of the chocolate batter into the pan, and smooth top with a spatula.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over; smooth.
- Use the spoon to top cream cheese mixture with remaining chocolate batter (don't cover the cream cheese mixture completely).
- Using a butter knife, make swirls to create a marble pattern.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cut when cool.
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