Brownie Bottom Cheesecake

Brownie Bottom Cheesecake

DeLynn's Delectables

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 40 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 40 mins

Course Dessert

Servings 12

Ingredients

  

Brownie Bottom

• ½ cup 1 stick butter
• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup of milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup of flour
• ½ teaspoon salt

Cheesecake

• 3 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup sour cream

Instructions

 

• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Brownie Bottom - Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly; cool.
• Add sugar and eggs, 1 at a time, mix until blended after each addition. Blend in milk and vanilla.
• Stir in combined flour and salt, mixing just until blended.
• Spoon into greased and floured 9x3 inch springform pan, spreading evenly.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• For Cheesecake - Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing at low speed after each addition, just until blended.
• Stir in sour cream; pour over brownie bottom.
• Bake 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen case; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate at least for 4 hours before serving.

Adapted from Philadelphia Cream Cheese Ultimate Cheesecakes

My youngest son just turned 20 years old a couple of weeks ago and I always let him decide what kind of dessert I bake him.  He loves my cheesecake so this year he chose my Brownie Bottom Cheesecake.

Cheesecake is not always easy to do and it has taken a lot of failures before I finally feel that I have accomplished the perfect consistency.

One of the problems that I typically have with making cheesecake is I either pull it out too soon and the center isn't done or there is cracks in the top from being over done.  I discovered this time that you when you bake the brownie bottom I didn't bake it for as long as the recipe told me too but I did follow what it said about mixing the cheesecake batter.  Only mix just until blended then you aren't over mixing the cream cheese and the egg.  It made it come together nicely.

The brownie bottom isn't a flaky brownie but more of a decadent flour less chocolate cake.  It's very rich.  However, I did cut the sugar in the recipe from what was listed.  I swear there are so many desserts that we eat that don't need nearly the sugar content that is in them.

Everyone loved it as you can see by the picture, it didn't last long.

Brownie Bottom Cheesecake

DeLynn's Delectables

5 from 1 vote

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 40 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 40 mins

Course Dessert

Servings 12

Ingredients

  

Brownie Bottom

• ½ cup 1 stick butter
• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup of milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup of flour
• ½ teaspoon salt

Cheesecake

• 3 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup sour cream

Instructions

 

• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Brownie Bottom - Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly; cool.
• Add sugar and eggs, 1 at a time, mix until blended after each addition. Blend in milk and vanilla.
• Stir in combined flour and salt, mixing just until blended.
• Spoon into greased and floured 9x3 inch springform pan, spreading evenly.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• For Cheesecake - Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing at low speed after each addition, just until blended.
• Stir in sour cream; pour over brownie bottom.
• Bake 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen case; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate at least for 4 hours before serving.

Adapted from Philadelphia Cream Cheese Ultimate Cheesecakes