Description
These are absolutely beautiful moist and delicious red velvet brownies! Perfect for red velvet cake lovers; adds a different twist to a traditional red velvet cake. This is a beautiful dessert perfect for Valentine’s Day or for anybody who LOVES red velvet! I like this served the next day and slightly cold.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ounce red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese at room temperature
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8×8-inch baking pan.
- Whisk melted butter with 1 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl; stir cocoa
- red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- vinegar
- and salt into butter mixture one at a time
- mixing well after each addition to avoid lumps. Stir 2 eggs into mixture until thoroughly combined.
- Stir flour into cocoa mixture just until combined; set aside 1/4 cup batter. Pour remaining batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Beat cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy; beat 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract into cream cheese until very well blended and only small lumps remain
- 3 to 4 minutes.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture in dollops over the batter in pan; gently smooth tops of dollops even with batter using a knife or offset spatula. Do not overmix. Drizzle reserved 1/4 cup of batter over the dollops of cream cheese mixture. Drag a knife or skewer through the batter and cream cheese mixture to create swirls.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan comes out clean
- 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars; store covered in refrigerator.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 12