red velvet brownies with cream cheese frosting

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 teaspoon butter
• red velvet layer:
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• cream cheese layer:
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease an 8x8 baking dish with 1 teaspoon butter.
• whisk 1 cup sugar and melted butter together in a bowl. add vanilla, cocoa powder, salt, food coloring, vinegar, and eggs to sugar mixture, blending well after each addition.
• stir flour into sugar mixture until batter is just combined. pour batter into prepared baking dish, reserving 1/3 cup batter for cream cheese layer.
• blend cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. spread cream cheese mixture over brownie batter in the prepared baking dish. pour reserved 1/3 cup brownie batter in 2 rows over cream cheese layer. pull a knife through the batter rows into cream cheese layer to form swirls.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. cool completely before slicing.