• 185g unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup good quality cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup plain flour, sifted
• Topping:
• 250g cream cheese (full fat or low fat)
• 1/3 cup caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 egg

base:
Melt the butter and cocoa powder in a medium-sized saucepan over a medium-low heat.

Add 3/4 cup caster sugar and 2 eggs, and whisk to combine.

Stir in the flour and beat until smooth. Pour into a greased 20cm square baking tin and set aside.

To make the topping:
Beat the cream cheese, 1/3 cup caster sugar and vanilla essence together until combined. Add the egg and continue beating until smooth.

Gently pour over the chocolate base. Using a knife, swirl through the mixture bringing up some of the chocolate mixture (if you want to have separate layers of chocolate and cheesecake swirl less, if you want the layers to be mixed swirl more).

Bake at 170C for 30 – 40 minutes until the sides are starting to come away from the tin and a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin and cut into squares.

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