Baked Cheesecake Recipe

Baked Cheesecake Recipe Brownie Crust:

4 ounces of unsweetened chocolate, chopped

1/4 cup unsalted butter cut in small pieces

1/2 cup flour

1/8 teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs

1 c firmly packed light brown sugar

1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2 ounces finely chopped semi-sweet chocolate

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch spring form pan with non stick cooking spray and dust with flour.

Melt unsweetened chocolate and butter in small saucepan over low heat. Allow to cool and meanwhile beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer for approximately 4 minutes. Beat in the meltedchocolate mixture, vanilla, and chopped chocolate the add flour and baking powder. Mix until just blended...don't over beat.

Spread 1 cup brownie batter over bottom of pan and bake at 350 degrees until firm (about 18 minutes). Cool baked crust in freezer for about 15 minutes while preparing filling.

Filling:

1 (8 ounce) package of softened cream cheese

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

3 eggs

1/2 cup sour cream

1 and 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

1/4 cup flour

With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time and blend after each one, Blend in the sour cream then add peanut butter and flour.

With a small knife, spread the remaining brownie batter around the sides of the pan and seal the batter to bottom crust.

Pour in filling, which will not be as high as brownie batter. Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes or until center of cheesecake is almost set and brownie sides have fallen to form a ring around the filling.

Topping:

3/4 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon sugar

Blend sour cream and sugar then spread on top of cheesecake to within 3/4 inch of edge. Bake cheesecake 3 more minutes.

Loosen the cake from the edges of the pan with a sharp knife but don't remove the rim. Cool to room temperature then refrigerate for several hours before removing the rim and serving.

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