The day I baked...Cream Cheese Brownies

Owen was free since it was school holidays and he asked me whether I wanted to bake anything as his hands were itching to "create" something. I had remembered Teckiee and her post on baking Cream Cheese Brownies which she said was an easy task. I even had the opportunity to taste some of Teckiee's brownies and it was really yummy! Teckiee used the recipe she got from Joy Of Baking but she had cut down the sugar by half and still found it sweet. So, I cut down the sugar slightly more than half but apparently after checking in with Nigel, that could be the reason why the brownies turned out more dense and fudgy than Teckiee's or the one pictured in Joy Of Baking. Nigel said that sugar also plays a role in the cake texture and when I lessened it, I made it more dense...well, at least that was one of the possibility. He said that I could substitute same amount with eggs or milk (eggs more preferable as milk could make the brownie turn out to be more moist than it needs to be). By the way, for those who are keen, do take note that Just Heavenly will be conducting their first session of baking class soon. Click HERE for more details.

The ingredients - bought an hour before we started baking!


Owen cutting the choc block smaller


Melting the coarse choc and butter over hot water


After putting slightly half of the brownie part (leaving the rest for later), put in the cream cheese layer evenly.


Then put in the remainder brownie part over it in dollops and I did the marbling effect with a toothpick.


After 30 minutes in the oven, this beauty appeared!


Cream cheese with dense fudgy brownies!

Owen and I worked together on it, and he was my hand model for the photographs. Check out Ethan's post on this (he took nicer photos than me...I was rushing to go off and didn't spend enough time on the brownie shots after it was ready).Well, I must say that after about a good 2 decades or so of not baking, these Cream Cheese Brownies were easy to make. And even if the brownie part turned out more dense and fudgy, the overall taste was great and I loved how they turned out! So, to those who want the recipe, here is the link from Joy Of Baking again (but remember to take note of the sugar part, do adjust according to your sweet tooth or not so sweet tooth).

Doing this was indeed a "piece of cake"! - wmw