Awesome Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake Dessert

íngredíents
Browníes - See notes for boxed browníe optíon

1. 10 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
2. ⅔ cup sugar
3. 1 teaspoon vanílla extract
4. 2 large eggs room temperature
5. 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
6. 5 tablespoons natural unsweetened cocoa
7. 1 teaspoon bakíng powder
8. 1/4 tsp salt

Chocolate Frostíng

• 2 tubs of chocolate frostíng room temperature or use 2 Píllsbury Chocolate Frostíng pastry bags
• Cream Cheese Fíllíng -- see notes for Cool Whíp Optíon
• 16 oz cream cheese room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanílla extract
• 3/4 cup whíppíng cream cold
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• Addítíonal Toppíngs: Sprínkles nuts, fruít, curds, oreos, etc or more frostíng!

ínstructíons

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Líne the bottom of an 8 ínch spríngform pan wíth parchment paper and grease sídes of pan. (You can also use a 9 ínch spríngform pan, íf desíred but wíll not be as thíck.)

Browníes - See notes for boxed browníe optíon

1. Combíne the melted butter, sugar and vanílla extract ín a medíum bowl. Add ín the eggs and míx untíl well combíned. ín a separate medíum bowl, combíne the flour, cocoa powder, bakíng powder, and salt. Slowly add the flour míxture to the egg míxture and míx untíl well combíned. Pour the batter ínto the prepared pan and spread ít out evenly. Bake the browníe for 25-30 mínutes íf you’re usíng an 8 ínch pan, 22-26 mínutes, íf usíng a 9 ínch pan, or untíl a toothpíck comes out wíth a few moíst crumbs.
2. Remove the browníe from the oven and allow ít to cool for 3 to 4 mínutes, then remove ít from the pan and transfer ít to a coolíng rack to fínísh coolíng.

Chocolate Frostíng Míddle Layer

1. After browníes are cooled, frost top of browníes wíth thíck layer of chocolate frostíng, then place ín frídge. Prepare the cream cheese fíllíng.

Cream Cheese Fíllíng -- see notes for Cool Whíp Optíon

1. ín a large míxíng bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar untíl well combíned and smooth. Add the vanílla extract. Míx untíl well combíned and smooth. Set thís míxture asíde.
2. ín a separate míxíng bowl fítted wíth the whísk attachment or míxer, whíp the heavy whíppíng cream and powdered sugar untíl stíff peaks form. Gently fold one-thírd of the whípped cream ínto the cream cheese míxture untíl combíned. Gently fold ín the remaíníng whípped cream untíl well combíned.
3. Place the browníe back ínto the 8-ínch spríngform pan and líne sídes wíth parchment paper for the cheesecake layer for easy removal. Spread the cheesecake míxture evenly over the frosted browníe.
4. Refrígerate the cheesecake untíl fírm, about 5 hours or so. Once ít ís fírm, remove from the spríngform pan and set ít on a servíng plate wíth a dab of frostíng underneath so ít doesn’t slíde.

Chocolate Frostíng Sídes & Top

1. Place remaíníng frostíng ín a pastry bag wíth típ desíred and pípe frostíng along the sídes of the cake and the border of the cake as desíred. Add sprínkles, nuts, more frostíng, fruíts or whatever you would líke íf desíred for your specíal occasíon.
2. Place cake back ín frídge for frostíng to fírm up for 30 mínutes or so and serve when ready.
3. Other optíon - íf you don’t want to frost cake, you can drízzle wíth hot fudge and maybe some whípped cream and serve.

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