This tasty cross between a cheesecake and a slice travels well and is the perfect dessert for a day out with the family.

Ingredients: (Makes 10)

• 175 g/6 oz plain chocolate
• 55 g/2 oz unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 175 g/6 oz caster sugar
• 65 g/2½ oz plain flour
• 55 g/2 oz self-raising flour
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 200 g/7 oz unsalted butter
• 200 g/7 oz low-fat cream cheese
• 55 g/2 oz caster sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons self-raising flour
• 55 g/2 oz chopped walnuts

Method:

Preheat the oven to 175ºC/350ºF/Gas mark 4. Grease a 20-cm/8-inch square tin.

Melt the chocolate and 55 g/2 oz butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and set aside. Beat together the eggs and sugar in a medium bowl, until smooth and creamy. Stir in the flours, almond extract and melted chocolate. Spread ½ of the mixture over the base of the prepared tin.

In a separate bowl, beat together the remaining butter and last 6 ingredients and pour over the mixture in the base of the tin. Tip the second ½ of the chocolate mixture over the filling, covering as much as possible. Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts and bake for 30 minutes. Set the tin on a wire rack to cool. Slice into squares to serve. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.