Brownie Swirl Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 8 oz. (1 package) brownie mix
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips; melted

Method

Grease bottom of 9 inch spring form pan. Prepare basic brownie mix as directed on package; pour batter evenly into spring form pan. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Pour over brownie layer. Spoon chocolate over cream cheese mixture, cut through cheese and chocolate mixture several times to achieve  a marble effect. Bake 35 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with whipped cream, if desired.