Ingredients
For the pumpkin mixture:
- 25g butter
- 75g cream cheese
- 100g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 100ml pumpkin purée
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2tsp ground ginger
- 75g plain flour
For the chocolate mixture:
- 200g unsalted butter
- 200g dark chocolate, chopped
- 3 large eggs
- 300g granulated sugar
- 2tsp vanilla extract
- 125g plain flour
- Pinch of salt
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
- Grease and line a rectangular baking tin, approximately 20cm x 30cm (8-12in) and 3-4cm (1 1/4-1 1/2in) deep, with greaseproof or parchment paper.
- To make the pumpkin mixture, beat all the ingredients together until smooth. Keep to one side.
- For the chocolate mixture, melt the butter and chocolate together, either in a bowl over a pan of simmering water or gently in the microwave.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract with an electric hand whisk until thick and creamy.
- Mix in the melted chocolate and butter. Finally, stir in the flour, salt and pecans.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the lined baking tin and level off the surface.
- Using a tablespoon, drop dollops of the pumpkin mixture all over the top, and then, using the back of a table knife, loosely swirl it into the chocolate mixture.
- Place in the oven and cook for about 25 minutes, until the top is cracking and the centre is just set.
- Leave to cool in the tin for 40-45 minutes before cutting into bite-sized squares.
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