Cream Cheese and Chocolate Brownie

Cook Time 1 hour

Servings 12

Ingredients

150g unsalted butter
300g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
250g cream cheese
3 tbs. instant coffee
100g almonds, chopped
80g cocoa powder, sifted
100g self raising flour
360g caster sugar
4 large free-range eggs
150g of chocolate baking chips

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C. Line a 24cm square baking tin with grease-proof paper.

Place chocolate and butter in a bowl and melt over boiling water.

Once the chocolate and butter has melted, take off the heat and stir in the cream cheese and coffee, and put to the side.

In a second bowl, mix caster sugar, self raising flour and cocoa powder.

Next, mix the dry ingredients into the chocolate, butter, coffee and cream cheese mix. Add the eggs, chopped almonds and chocolate chips.

Place inside the baking tin and bake for approximately 30 minutes.

Allow to cool before slicing.