For the Brownie Layer:<br />4 eggs1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar packed½ cup (125 mL) softened butter¾ cup (175 mL) cocoa powder½ cup (125 mL) Nutellaâ…“ cup (75 mL) flour<br />Nutella Cheesecake Layer:<br />8 ounce (225g) softened cream cheese½ cup (125 mL) Nutella½ cup (125 mL) sugar2 eggs<br /><br />Method:<br />Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC)<br /><br />Cream together softened butter and brown sugar. Beat in Nutella and eggs. Add flour and cocoa until combined.<br />In a separate bowl, beat together cream cheese, Nutella, sugar, and eggs. Scrape the brownie batter into the bottom of an 9×9 pan, and spoon the Nutella cheesecake mixture over the top of the brownie batter. <br /><br />Smooth the cheesecake carefully over the brownie layer with a spatula. Bake for 50-55 minutes, the centre of the brownies will be set, but a cake tester won’t come out dry. Cool completely to set up before you cut it into squares.
