Brownie Cheesecake with Berries
A rich dark-chocolate brownie base topped with a creamy cheesecake layer and frozen berries. The Kahlua liqueur has an intense coffee aroma; you can replace it with fresh espresso or simply leave it out. Baked in a rectangular tin about 20x30 cm so it cuts easily into squares.
⏱️ Prep: 25 min🍳 Cook: 35 min
Ingredients
| 170 g | butter | |
| 4 | eggs | |
| 220 g | granulated sugar | |
| 150 g | flour | |
| 30 g | cocoa | |
| 230 g | dark chocolate (over 60% cocoa) | |
| 1 | vanilla | |
| 1/4 tsp | 1.3 ml | salt |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | Kahlua liqueur |
| 400 g | cream cheese | |
| 3 | egg yolks (size L) | |
| 120 g | powdered sugar | |
| 1 | vanilla | |
| 100 g | frozen blackberries (can be replaced with other fruit or omitted) |
Instructions
- Break the chocolate and melt it together with the butter over a water bath. Add the sugar, the liqueur, the cocoa, the vanilla, the salt, the flour and the eggs, and beat with a mixer. Pour the batter into a rectangular form lined on the bottom with non-stick baking paper.
- Beat the egg yolks with the powdered sugar using a mixer. Add the cream cheese and vanilla. Pour this mixture over the chocolate mixture.
- Add the frozen fruits without thawing them beforehand.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C, with the fan on, for about 35 minutes. Before serving, let it cool well.
Note: If you do not have blackberries you can replace them with another fruit or leave them out.