Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

• Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
• Prepare a 9×9 inch square baking pan. You can lightly grease and dust the pan (see notes), or I like to line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.

The Brownie

• In a saucepan on low heat, melt together the butter and sugar. Then transfer the mixture into a mixing bowl, and set aside to cool.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder and salt.
• Once the sugar mix has cooled slightly, add the eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
• Combine the wet ingredients with the dry. Mix well.
• Add chocolate chips. Set aside.

The Cream Cheese Swirl

• Beat together cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg yolk, until well combined.
• Once you have the brownie mix all ready, add half of the batter to a lightly greased & dusted dish (see Tips! for dish dusting).
• Then add half of the cream cheese mix in clumps over your brownie.
• Using a knife, swirl the cream cheese mix, until you have a marbling effect like above.
• Then add the remaining brownie batter.
• Then add the remaining cream cheese batter in clumps, and swirl again.
• Bake in a 325 degree preheated oven for approximately 1 1/4 hours. The square will be done when the edges of the brownie have puffed, the centre of the cake feels firm to the touch, and a toothpick when inserted comes out clean. Just check it for doneness, as you may need to bake it longer...
• When the cake is done, remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature.
• Chill in the fridge for at least 2-3 hours.