Red Velvet Brownies

By didoc

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

Details

Adapted from duncanhines.com

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.