Rosie's New York Cheesecake Brownies

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 8 tablespoons butter (see note)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 whole eggs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 lb cream cheese (cold)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 lightly greas 9" pan or line with parchment paper.
• 3 for the brownie.
• 4 melt chocolate and butter in double broiler and allow to cool.
• 5 beat 1 cup sugar and 3 whole eggs in mixing bowl until pale yellow for 2 minutes.
• 6 add flour at low speed for 5 seconds.
• 7 add cooled chocolate mixture at low speed and blend until mixed for 15 seconds.
• 8 spread batter evenly in prepared pan and place in freezer for 10 minutes.
• 9 for the cheesecake;.
• 10 place cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 whole egg, 1 large egg yolk and lemon juice in food processor and process until smooth, 1 minute.
• 11 remove pan from freezer and spoon cheesecake mixture over brownie mixture using a spatula.
• 12 do not mix the two together.
• 13 bake on the center rack of the oven about 1 hour and 5 to 10 minutes until top is set and center is just about level with edges.
• 14 cool for 30 minutes.
• 15 cut in pan with a sharp knife dipped in hot water before each cut.
• 16 refrigerate in pan covered with plastic wrap for up to two days.
• 17 after that, layer them in airtight plastic containers for another two days in refrigerator or up to two weeks in freezer.
• 18 note: the butter amount was inadvertently omitted from the recipe when published. other similiar recipes indicate the amount i posted is correct.