Brownie Bottom Peanut Butter Cheesecake Food

PEANUT BUTTER CUP BROWNIE BOTTOM CHEESECAKE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• BROWNIE CRUST Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch springform pan with butter. Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with spoon or wire whisk. Add eggs; stir until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend well. Spread in prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brownie begins to pull away from side of pan. (While brownie layer is cooking, make cheesecake layer.) Immediately after removing brownie from oven, sprinkle milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and peanut butter cups over brownie surface. Spoon cheesecake mixture over chips. Turn oven down to 325°F. Double-wrap springform pan with aluminum foil to prevent water seeping inches. Place springform pan into a larger baking pan. Pour hot water into the larger pan so that the water comes 1 inch up the sides of the springform pan. Bake at 325°F for 1 1/2 hours, or until firm and lightly golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for one hour. Run a knife along the edge of the cake to loosen it from the pan somewhat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before decorating. CHEESECAKE LAYER Beat cream cheese in bowl of electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sugar, peanut butter and cream; mix until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour filling into prepared brownie crust. DECORATION Remove cake from pan and set on plate. Bring whipping cream to boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and add semi-sweet and peanut butter chips. Stir, stir, stir until melted and smooth. Drizzle over cake and then add peanut butter cup halves around the edge of the cake.

BROWNIE BOTTOM PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray and dust lightly with flour. Set aside.
• Combine the unsweetened chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until mixture is melted and smooth. Cool for several minutes before proceeding.
• Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a small bowl. Cream the eggs and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer set to medium for 3 or 4 minutes, until the batter forms ribbons when the beaters are lifted. Beat in the melted chocolate, vanilla, and chopped semisweet chocolate. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.
• Pour 1 cup of the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 16 to 17 minutes, until firm to the touch. Cool for 10 minutes, then freeze for 15 minutes.
• Spread the remaining brownie batter around the edge of the pan with a small offset spatula. (See photo at the bottom of post for a visual illustration.) Set aside while you make the filling.
• Place the cream cheese and brown sugar in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl, then add the eggs and sour cream and pulse until mixture is smooth. Pour into the prepared pan; the filling will not come up as high as the brownie batter. Bake for 30 minutes, until the center is almost set.
• While cheesecake is in the oven, mix the sour cream and sugar in a small bowl. Spread over the top of the hot cheesecake to within 3/4 of an inch of the edge. Bake for 1 minute more. Immediately run a small knife between the cheesecake and the pan, then cool completely on a wire rack. Place the peanut butter in a pastry bag fitted with a small star tip and pipe stars around the perimeter of the cheesecake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, until stars are firm. Cover with foil, then chill an additional 8 to 24 hours. Serve drizzled with chocolate sauce, if desired.

PEANUT BUTTER CUP BROWNIE BOTTOM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease 9-inch springform pan with butter.
• Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with spoon or wire whisk. Add eggs; stir until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend well. Spread in prepared pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brownie begins to pull away from side of pan. Meanwhile make cheesecake layer (see below).
• Immediately after removing brownie from oven, sprinkle milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and peanut butter cups over brownie surface. Spoon cheesecake mixture over chips. Turn down oven 325°.
• Cheesecake Filling:.(makes extra).
• Beat cream cheese in bowl of electric mixer until smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add sugar, peanut butter and cream; mix until smooth.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour filling into prepared crust.
• IF SOME BATTER IS LEFT OVER, EITHER STORE OR PUT IN SMALLER SPRINGFORM PAN.
• Double-wrap springform pan with aluminum foil to prevent water seeping inches.
• Place springform pan into a larger baking pan.
• Pour hot water into the larger pan so that the water comes 1 inch up the sides of the springform pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees 1-1/2 hours, or until firm and lightly browned.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for one hour.
• Run a knife along the edge of the cake to loosen it from the pan somewhat.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before decorating.
• Decoration- (makes a lot extra-try using it on individual slices after cutting).
• Remove cake from pan and put on a pretty plate.
• Bring whipping cream to boil in a small saucepan.
• Remove from heat and add semi-sweet and peanut butter chips. Stir, stir, stir until melted and smooth.
• Drizzle over cake and then add peanut butter cup halves around the edge of the cake.

BROWNIE PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Melt unsweetened chocolate and butter. Cool. Beat 2 eggs and 1 cup light brown sugar, about 4 minutes. Beat in melted chocolate mixture, vanilla, and semisweet finely chopped chocolate.
• Add 1/2 cup flour and baking powder. Mix until just blended. Do not overbeat.
• Spread 1 cup brownie batter over bottom of greased 9 inch springform pan.
• Bake until firm, at 350 degrees, about 17 minutes.
• Cool baked crust in freezer for about 15 minutes.
• Blend cream cheese and 1/2 cup light brown sugar until smooth.
• Add 3 eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed, and 1/2 cup sour cream. Add peanut butter and 1/4 cup flour.
• Spread remaining brownie batter around the sides of the pan, sealing batter to brownie crust.
• Pour in filling, which will not be as high as brownie batter.
• Bake in a greased and floured 9 inch springform pan at 350 degrees, about 50 minutes or until brownie sides have fallen to form a ring around the filling.
• Beat 3/4 cup sour cream and 3 teaspoons sugar. Spread on top of cheesecake to within 3/4 inch of edge.
• Bake cheesecake 3 minutes more.
• Cool.
• Refrigerate overnight.

BROWNIE BOTTOM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake brownie mix as directed on package for 8 inch square pan in well greased 9 inch springform pan.
• Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Blend in sour cream.
• Add eggs, mixing on low speed just until blended.
• Bake at 325 for 60 to 65 minutes or until center is almost set if using a silver springform pan.
• (bake at 300 for 60-65 minutes or until center is almost set if using a dark nonstick springform pan.) Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

BROWNIE BOTTOM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• BROWNIE LAYER:.
• Melt butter and chocolate in a 3-quart heavy saucepan on very low heat, stirring constantly; cool. Blend in 1 1/2 cups of the sugar. Add 2 of the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition until blended. Blend in milk and 1 tsp of the vanilla. Mix flour and salt. Add to chocolate mixture, mixing just until blended. Spread evenly onto bottom of greased and floured 9-inch spring-form pan.
• Bake at 325° for 25 minutes.
• CHEESECAKE LAYER:.
• Mix cream cheese, remaining 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add remaining 3 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition, just until blended. Blend in sour cream; pour over brownie bottom. Filling will almost come to top of pan. Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosed cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.