Red Velvet Brownies

By greeneyes718

Red Velvet Brownies

Ingredients

• Cream Cheese Layer:
• 1 stick (4 ounces) salted butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 T. red food coloring (i used a big blob of the colored paste)
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces soft cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Details

Adapted from hugsandcookiesxoxo.com

Preparation

Step 1

Brownie: Add melted butter to a large bowl and add the sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, food coloring. Whisk in the eggs. Fold in the flour until combined. Spread in the pan and reserve 1/4 cup of the batter for the swirl.

Cream cheese layer: Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Gently spread the cream cheese layer on top of the brownie batter in the pan. Dollop the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese layer.

Using a toothpick, drag the tip through the cream cheese mixture to create a swirl pattern

Bake the brownies for 30 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely. Chill and then cut. Mmmmmmm!