These bites of chocolate heaven are just perfect for weekend baking, quick mid week baking when you need something to serve for pudding but don’t have much time or energy, or as an impromptu bake when you have unexpected visitors arriving; who am I kidding? These brownies are perfect anytime all the time.
Who doesn’t like brownies? Who can resist a brownie? Hands up all those who answer yes to those questions. I have to say I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t like a gooey, squidgy, sweet but deeply chocolatey brownies; given the addition of the king of cream cheeses, mascarpone, they can only reach new heights of gorgeousness.
It is my preference not to sweeten the mascarpone cheese as I love how it’s slightly savoury and salty tang cuts through the sweet chocolate base but should you so wish you could beat in a couple of tablespoons of icing sugar. If only the once do try it plain; go on trust me on this one 
If I were you I’d get into your kitchen quick smart and start baking! Oh and don’t let the inclusion of orange chocolate put you off; if you don’t have any lurking in your store cupboard feel free to use any chocolate you like (other than white) and the same goes for the mascarpone, if you don’t have any just substitute any full fat cream cheese of your choice instead.
Forgive me for the lack of words today, but today has been a little crazy and anyway I need to go eat another slice of brownie 
Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Brownies
- 125 g butter
- 125 g orange flavoured dark chocolate, chopped
- 100 g light brown sugar
- 100g golden castor sugar
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 50 g self raising flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 250g mascarpone cheese
- Combine the butter, chocolate and sugars in a medium saucepan and stir over medium heat until melted and combined.
- Remove from the heat and beat in the eggs and milk.
- Add the flour and cocoa and stir gently until well combined.
- Pour into a greased and lined 18cm x 28cm rectangular tin.
- Spoon the mascarpone randomly over chocolate mixture and swirl with the tip of a knife.
- Bake at 180ºC or the equivalent for 35-40 minutes or until cooked through, but a cake tester comes out sticky with the mix – do not over cook.
- Allow to cool in the tin, before turning out and slicing.
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A delightful treat! those fudgy brownies must be zo die for!
Cheers,
Rosa
Yum…Can I have a piece
This treat loook absolutely delicious George, love it! xxgloria
Oh my you are teasing us with those brownies. I would dive in the plate. Yummy!
Brownies are irrestible
I love yours with the orange flavored chocolate!
I just love brownies, I’d make them every day but I’d be the size of an elephant
I must try them with orange flavoured chocolate one day 
What a drop-dead gorgeous blog you have…and look at those brownies. Sheer torture not being able to take one off the screen. Just fabulous! Got here via Helene’s & am glad I did!
George, I love those brownies… wouldn’t mind to have slice or two now with my tea
You are a genius~Chocolate raspberry brownies are wonderful but a common combination. However, Chocolate & orange! Brilliant. :> I won’t even get into how much I love mascarpone cheese. These look amazing.
Oh my goodness these look and sound fabulous!!!
These are perfection! That’s what
I call fudgy brownies!
Seriously I think I just lost the will to live. I just finished the last brownie that I made on Monday night, but these flavour combined put my regular old brownie to SHAME! Oooohhhh, I HAVE to make these!
These sound delicious!!! I love the combination of orange & chocolate, will definitely be using that.
Chocolate orange cheesecake? Wow, sounds heavenly!
Drool, drool! I’d love to try these! My problem though is that I can’t source mascarpone cheese where I live. What would be a good substitute? Also, can I use all-purpose flour instead of self-rising flour? Or is this one and the same? Hee, hee! Pardon me, I’ve just started wetting my toes in baking.
Oops, I didn’t read the recipe thoroughly. You actually mentioned substituting any full fat cream cheese. Thanks for this yummy post, anyway.
Thanks Rosa. They are really good, do try them
Of course you can Zainab; help yourself
Haha Helene, thank you
Cheers Gloria.
Thanks Karine! You’re right brownies are very irresistible aren’t they.
Nickki I’m sure you’d enjoy the orange flavour, you should give it a go. I’d bake brownies every day too but maybe that wouldn’t do my waistline any good lol.
Hi Deeba
I’m very pleased to hear you like it here. I wish you could just reach in and help yourself but you know you’ll just have to bake them instead 
Thank you Margot.
Thank you Valerie and welcome to my blog. You know I’ve never added raspberries to chocolate brownies … maybe next time
Thanks for inspiring me.
Thank you Jen
Thank you very much Vera. These really were ultra fudgy, definitely a keeper recipe
Hi Elizabeth thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and thanks for commenting. You HAVE to make these, I promise they’re really good.
Thank you for stopping by my blog
Chocolate & orange is a lovely combination (although not one I use too often); if you’re interested there is a chocolate orange cake listed in the recipe index too.
Thanks Maris
Hehe Johanna don’t worry
Hi Johanna thanks for stopping by
This recipe is really versatile, any chocolate you like, any cream cheese (I just love the tremendously creamy but savoury note that mascarpone has) and yes plain (all purpose) flour could be used easily but you’ll need to add 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder to the mix.
Come to think of it I quite fancy trying chestnut flour here myself.
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