Cocoa Brownies with Cream Cheese

As I have mentioned many times before, I am not a baker.  I am not fond of baking but once in a while I feel the urge to bake  some  sweets for my  kids and hubby whe love sweets!  I do however rely on   ready-mixes for baking because I don't like too much measuring and all that kind of stuff lol.  Yesterday however, I did not have a  mix so I searched for a doable  recipe to  make  brownies and found two different recipes that interests me.  The recipe was posted by Alton Brown and Bobby Flay.  I thought of combining their ideas into one.

Free farm eggs given by my husband's co-worker. Thank you Randy!

 Here is Alton Brown's Cocoa Brownie recipe
Ingredients

• Soft butter, for greasing the pan
• Flour, for dusting the buttered pan
• 4 large eggs (I used 5  medium size ones)
• 1 cup sugar, sifted
• 1 cup brown sugar, sifted
• 8 ounces melted butter (2 sticks)
• 1 1/4 cups cocoa, sifted ( I only used 1 cup)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Bobby Flay's Cream Cheese MIxture Recipe

• P package cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar

Direction: Using an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth.

 Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.

• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars. Add remaining ingredients, and mix to combine.

• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan  and dollop the cream cheese mixture on top of the brownie batter. Swirl together using a knife or skewer and bake for 45 minutes. 
• Check for doneness with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean. When it's done, remove to a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut into it until it's mostly cool.

Okay, I admit, these brownies tasted so good but I am warning  you, there is too much suggar in this!

Bobby  Flay called his recipe Cheesecake brownies.  He  required for one box of ready mix brownie.  I thought why not have fun with these two  recipes of  famous chefs and combined it in one, so hence the Cocoa Brownies with Cream Cheese.
Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown and Bobby Flay.