Ingredients
- 1 4 ounce bittersweet chocolate baking bar, chopped
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1 ounce bottle red liquid food coloring
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/8 tsp salt
- small batch cream cheese frosting
- garnish: white chocolate curls
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 8 ounce softened cream cheese
- 3 tbsp. butter softened
- 1 1/2 cup powder sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350. Line bottom and sides of a 9 inch square pan with aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides, lightly grease foil.
Microwave chocolate and butter in a large microwave safe bowl at HIGH 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until melted an smooth stirring at 30 second intervals. Whisk in sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, whisking just until blended after each addition. Gently stir in flour and next 4 ingredients. Pour mixture into prepared pans.
Bake at 350 for 44 to 48 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely on a wire rack about 2 hours.
Lift brownies from pan using foil sides as handles, gently remove foil. Spread small batch cream cheese frosting on top of brownies, cut into 16 squares. Garnish if desired.
Note: Line pan with foil by trimming two long foil pieces.
Frosting
Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Gradually add 10x sugar and salt. Beat until blended. Stir in vanilla.