Thursday, September 3, 2009

BROWNIE CHEESECAKE TEACAKES

I'm sensing a theme here...hmmm; perhaps a certain little combination pertaining to cheesecake....and, er, brownies? Yep, that's it. I'm addicted. I've been tossing and turning this whole week thinking of ideas for brownie/cheesecake combos. Here's a text message conversation I had with my mother today:

Mom: "Hi! I'm in the city, are you around?"
Me: "Really? I didn't know you were coming in..what are you doing in the brownie?"

Yea? 'Nuff said.
Ever since my much anticipated espresso cheesecake brownie selection; to which I earned real life positive feedback from THE Dorie Greenspan herself, I've been inspired to create interesting and fun cheesecake/brownie collaborations. I'd say these brownie cheesecake teacakes fall under that category quite nicely.
My boyfriend's father's birthday is tomorrow and I thought it would be nice to bring along these teacakes. You see, he has very little to no sweet tooth whatsoever, so I wanted to choose something that, at the very least, would be tasted due to the unique manner in which it's baked; because, who wouldn't want to taste a rich chocolate brownie with a surprise center of vanilla creamy cheesecake with creamy chocolate ganache on top? Yes, please!
These were fantastic. I used the same recipe as I did when I made the actual bar version of this recipe a while back, only these were baked in a teacake pan which I've been dying to utilize. Since the top of a "teacake" has that indentation, the cheesecake was put on the bottoms and baked its way through the cake. The outsides baked crispy while the insides were moist and creamy. I topped each teacake with a rich whipped chocolate ganache aiming for a "flower" look and placed multi-colored candies in the center. I arranged these in a beautiful shoebox that I've been holding on to for a while (it's a great lime green!) and wrapped it with beautiful ribbon. Go on and treat yourself--make these, stat.

13 comments:

  1. I think I like this version better than the bars! These are too cute and have a nice surprise cheesecake center.

    WHo wouldn't love these?

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  2. You are very creative and it is always inspiring to see what comes out of your kitchen! These are "super-cute" (not my words but I agree with the sentiment) and I'll bet they are as good as they look! I may have a new challenge - finding a teacake pan.........

    I am making some mini cupcakes and love the flower idea - would I owe you a royalty if I copies this idea?!

    Thanks for sharing!

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  3. these look so good and I love how you decorated them too :)

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  4. These look fabulous! I'll have to search, now, for a teacake pan.

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  5. Seeing this makes me wish I had a teacake pan!! The surprise cheesecake center looks simply delish!! And I lovee how you have decorated this. What tip did you use?

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  6. I didn't use a tip! I only cut a piece off of my plastic pastry bag with a scissor and faced the bag with the "lines" facing towards you..it creates an awesome flower!!

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  7. I love the mini cakes. So cute how you decorated them.

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  8. They're so pretty and sound delicious!

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  9. Seriously cute, love the idea,,,,I wish I had a tea cake pan....:( very jealous!

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  10. Hi,
    I am so intrigued! OK,,,did you bake the brownie first, then make a separate cheese cake, then cut the cheesecake to fit into the dimple?

    E Street-here is a link I found http://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Metallic-20-Cup-Nonstick-Cake/dp/B0017IB8XC

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  11. These are absolutely adorable! Too cute and love the hidden cheesecake center

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  12. I tried, unsuccessfully, to achieve the same effect! Simply couldn't. Could you pleasee do a tutorial next post?

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