A Very Merry Unbirthday To Me!

Today is not my birthday (it's probably not yours either) so I'm celebrating my unbirthday in preparation for my real birthday TOMORROW! I turn the big 2-0, which means I am no longer a teenager but an actual adult (yeah, right) and should probably start acting like one (yeah, right). I'm kicking things off by sharing with you a brownie dressed up for grownups: the cream cheese brownie.


I found this recipe from Ev on the Run and have to make them every so often because they are just that good.

Cream Cheese Brownies

For the cream cheese filling:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

For the brownies:
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9×9 inch square baking pan.
Combine cream cheese with 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Stir 1/3 cup chocolate chips into the cream cheese mixture. Set aside.

Place 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/4 cup butter into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 25 seconds and then stir. Repeat until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth.

Stir in 1/2 cup sugar and 2 eggs, then sift flour, baking powder, and salt over the chocolate mixture and mix until evenly blended. (Don't over mix!) Add the remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and stir.

Pour half of the batter into the 9×9 baking pan. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the chocolate layer and top with remaining chocolate mixture (this doesn’t need to completely cover the cream cheese layer). Using a knife, swirl the top chocolate layer into the cream cheese to make a marble pattern.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until top is crinkled and edges pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool before cutting and store in the fridge. Makes about 12-16 brownies.


Go on, take a bite.

Now just wait for my next post, where brownies become so classy they're practically middle-aged...