Cheesecake Brownie Tombstones

October 21, 2011

I was so surprised at how you all embraced my last Halloween inspired post, my Black Forest Cake. I wasn’t sure if the cake looked Halloweeny (is that even a word?) enough or if it was my overactive imagination, but all of your lovely comments showed how much you embraced the theme. It really makes me so happy to hear you enjoy recipes here on Delicieux, and each and every comment never fails to bring a smile to my face. So thank you!

Today I have another Halloween treat for you – Mint Cheesecake Brownie Tombstones. I came up with the idea for these a couple of weeks ago, and couldn’t wait to make them. While they didn’t turn out quite how I envisioned them, I am still pretty happy with the end result.

These Mint Cheesecake Brownie Tombstones are a combination of a delicious chocolate brownie base topped with creamy mint cheesecake dusted in green sugar crystals (for a grasslike effect) backed with chocolate cookies to make the tombstones.

Have you been inspired to bake anything for Halloween?

Cheesecake Brownie Tombstones

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Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 60 mins

Total time: 1 hour 20 mins

Ingredients

BROWNIE BASE:
200g of good quality dark chocolate, chopped – I used Lindt 70% cocoa
200g of unsalted butter, at room temperature
250g of caster sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup of plain flour, sifted
CHEESECAKE TOPPING:
150g of caster sugar
400g of cream cheese
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of peppermint extract (or to taste)
Green food colouring
COOKIE TOMBSTONES:
185g butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
2 cups of plain flour
1/3 cup of good quality cocoa

Instructions

Preheat oven to 170 degrees celsius (340 Fahrenheit) and grease and line a 20cm x 30cm pan and line with baking paper.
Place the chocolate into a microwave proof jug and microwave in 20 second bursts until just melted. Stir until the remaining chocolate melts and set aside to cool.
In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until pale and thick.
Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.
Stir in the melted chocolate and then fold through the sifted flour.
Pour into the prepared pan.
In a separate mixing bowl, prepare the cheesecake topping. Beat the cream cheese, sugar, peppermint extract and eggs until smooth. Add the green food colouring until you reach your desired level of green.
Spread the cheesecake topping over the brownie base and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
To make the cookie tombstones, preheat your oven to 170 degrees celsius (340 Fahrenheit) and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat until combined before sifting in the flour and cocoa.
Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured bench and roll out to your desired thickness.
Use a tombstone shaped cookie cutter cut out the cookies or cut them freehand, as I did.
Bake for 13 to 15 minutes. Place onto a baking wrack to cool.
To assemble the tombstones attach the cookies to the back of the brownies using a little melted chocolate.

Notes

Once cooled, place in the refrigerator to set before cutting into rectangles.

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