Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies... x3!

All desserts make great gifts,
but not all of them are good when you have to mail them '_'

Therefore, when i had to decide what to make for Princess in HK,
i found the recipe for this : )

Taaa daaaa! Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies!



























* Princess got these : )

After the taste test, i decided that it tasted so good...
that i needed to master how to make it : D
So i made it again... and again!
Three times in a week...
& they all tasted moist, rich & delightful!




























*Christen and Fa/Ma/Ruby got these : )

The first time I put it into 2 loaf pans;
(i must get my hands on a square pan some day!)
The second time i stuff them into a mini-muffin pan;
& the third time i made them in a rectangular pan : )

Each time, I improvised a little more,
and tweeked the recipe here and there.
(well, with some online tips i found also : b)

Recipe

Ingredients:
· Nonstick cooking spray
· 8 chocolate wafer cookies (Optional)
· 1 bar (8 ounces) cream cheese
· 1 cup sour cream (reduced-fat if you're health conscious)
· 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
· 2 tablespoons cornstarch
· 3/4 cup sugar
· 1 large whole egg plus 1 large egg white
· 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
Line with two crisscrossed pieces of parchment or wax paper,
spraying between sheets.
Spray lined pan; set aside.
(I used butter instead of spray.
Worked just as well.)

2. Process cookies in a food processor until finely ground.
Gently press crumbs into bottom of prepared pan.
Do not rinse processor bowl.
(Skip this step if you don't want a crumb-base.)














3. Blend cream cheese and sour cream in food processor until smooth,
scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
(I didn't have a food processor,
but a wooden spoon/rice spatula worked well too : D)














4. Add cocoa, cornstarch, sugar, egg, and egg white;
process until smooth.
Pour into pan; sprinkle with chocolate chips.














5. Bake until just set, 35 to 40 minutes;
cool completely in pan.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

6. Invert onto a tray;
peel off paper, and reinvert crust side down.
Cut into 9 squares.














*The Chins family got this : )

They go so well with ice-cream!!!

After this, i think I can finally claim:
Hey I know how to make brownies! : D