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Black and White Cheesecake Bars

November 4, 2015 by jessfuel 8 Comments

These Black and White Cheesecake Bars are cute for a cow or barn themed party, or delicious for any occasion! Chocolate and cheesecake are the perfect pair!

Black and White Cheesecake Bars

The Navy (or probably the military in general) uses a lot of acronyms. A LOT. As in, every single possible event, action, training, school… they’re all described by mystical combinations of our 26 letters. It’s pretty much impossible to follow as a newbie military wife, and even after almost 6 years of being around it, I still come across plenty that I don’t know. Just smile and nod.

One of the funnier acronyms I’ve come across is the COW. That’s the commanding officer’s wife. That poor lady has to be a COW. Moooooo. Luckily all the COWs I’ve ever known have embraced the term, and there all kinds of fun traditions for a new COW, like decorating her yard in milk jugs and making her wear plastic udders.

Black and White Cheesecake Bars

Our squadron recently got a new CO, and that means we also got a new COW. The COW is the head of our spouse group, so we had a little party to congratulate her. Lucky for her, we didn’t make her wear the udders, but we did have a fun cow-themed party.

I don’t miss an opportunity to make fun-themed food, so I found these cute Black & White Cheesecake Bars from Martha Stewart that fit the bill perfectly. They totally reminded me of a cow! Most people probably don’t throw cow-themed parties, but these bars were so yummy you can really make them for any occasion.

Black and White Cheesecake Bars

The bars were a hit, and how cute is this cake that one of our super talented wives made? It kinda put my bars to shame but I loved it!

Cow Cake

Black and White Cheesecake Bars
 
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Author: Martha Stewart
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 2 cups plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 10 oz (2½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Line dish with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on both long sides, then spray parchment paper with nonstick spray and set pan aside.
  2. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add 2 eggs and 2 tsp vanilla, and continue beating until smooth.
  3. Slowly add flour mixture and beat until well mixed.
  4. Reserve 1 cup of dough, cover, and refrigerate. Press remaining dough into bottom of prepared dish. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake until base is set and edges are puffed, about 25 minutes. Let cool in dish on a wire rack. With an electric mix, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, remaining egg and ½ tsp vanilla. Spread over cooled base, then crumble reserved dough on top.
  6. Bake until filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in dish on wire rack, then lift out using overhanging parchment paper. Cut into 24 squares.
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Recipe from Martha Stewart.

Black and White Cheesecake Bars

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Comments

  1. marcie says

    November 4, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    Oh my gosh, that’s so funny! Referring to women as COWs is not cool. lol That cow cake is adorable, and your bars are my kind of dessert! Chocolate and cheesecake is where it’s at for me!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      November 5, 2015 at 10:55 am

      Haha, right!? It’s kind of hilarious, but luckily everyone has a good spirit about it! Thanks, Marcie! They were super yummy!

      Reply
  2. Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says

    November 5, 2015 at 4:43 am

    I NEED these bars in my life asap! Anything with chocolate and cheesecake is a total winner in my book. These look SO ultimately fudgy!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      November 5, 2015 at 10:54 am

      Thanks, Sarah! They were super fudgy and soooo delish! <3

      Reply
  3. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    November 5, 2015 at 6:21 am

    Do you have a running list of the acronyms you need to know? πŸ™‚ These bars look amazing, Jess! I love the swirled combo. Just perfect to munch on!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      November 5, 2015 at 10:53 am

      LOL… pretty much!! But it seems like there are always new ones! πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  4. Rachel @ Bakerita says

    November 5, 2015 at 1:06 pm

    These bars sound heavenly, and they are so cute!! Love the swirl. Pinned πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      November 16, 2015 at 1:52 pm

      Thanks, Rachel!! It was such a yummy combo!

      Reply

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