Red Velvet Brownies
Yield: 9 brownies
These Red Velvet Brownies are dense and fudgy, exceptionally moist, and fantastically rich. The cream cheese frosting on top is perfection!
Ingredients
Red Velvet Brownies
- ½ cup unsalted butter, diced
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate baking bar, chopped
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon Morton kosher salt
- 3 teaspoons red gel food coloring
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
Instructions
Red Velvet Brownies
- Preheat oven to 325°. Line a 9” x 9” metal baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over very low heat, stir butter and chocolate until chocolate is melted. Remove saucepan from heat.
- To the chocolate mixture, immediately whisk in sugar, then eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla, salt, and food coloring. Sift flour and baking powder over mixture and stir gently to incorporate fully. Transfer batter to prepared pan - mixture will be thick.
- Bake brownies until puffed and a bit dry-looking, and toothpick inserted into center comes out with some moist batter attached, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 1 minute or so. Add vanilla, powdered sugar, and salt, and mix on low just to combine. Then turn speed up to medium-high and beat until fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
Assemble
- For super clean slices, cut around the perimeter of the pan to release the brownies. Using the parchment paper, lift the brownies out of the pan and set on a cutting board. Spread cream cheese frosting evenly over the cooled brownies. With a long, non-serrated knife, cut into individual brownies, wiping the knife clean after each slice. (If you're not concerned about super clean slices, just frost the brownies right in the pan.)
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 567kcal Carbohydrates: 76g Protein: 5g Fat: 28g Saturated Fat: 16g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 7g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 122mg Sodium: 160mg Potassium: 117mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 64g Vitamin A: 812IU Calcium: 49mg Iron: 2mg
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