Chocolate & Cherry Cheesecake Brownies

Chocolate & Cherry Cheesecake Brownies

Just a quick one this. Made these as a Christmas pressie for some work colleagues and they seemed to go down a storm. Would have liked them to have been a bit thicker (the brownies, not the colleagues), so will use the correct sized tray next time. I also over-stirred the mixture a bit and lost the marbling effect that should be present. In other words, they look nothing like the picture in the Baking Recipe Collection produced by the very talented team at Sainsbury's magazine. Still, tasted pretty awesome.

Ingredients:
150g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
200g 70% plain chocolate, roughly chopped
275g caster sugar
5 medium eggs
75g plain flour, sifted
300g soft cheese
200g frozen dark sweet cherries

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C/gas 4. Grease a 20x30cm baking tin and line with baking parchment.
2. Combine the butter and chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and stir continuously until melted. Cool, then stir in 225g caster sugar. Beat in 3 eggs, one by one, then mix in the flour. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk the soft cheese with the remaining 50g of sugar and 2 eggs until creamy. Spoon the mixtures into the prepared tin and swirl together to create a marbled effect.
4. Scatter over the cherries and bake for 30-35 minutes. Cover with foil and allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.