How To Make Red Velvet Brownies with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting
Have a treat with these red velvet brownies that come with bright red chocolate-flavored base topped with a simple cream cheese frosting.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupall purpose flour
- ½tspbaking powder
- ¼tspsalt
- 2ozbittersweet chocolate,(60 %), chopped
- ½cupunsalted butter,diced into 6 pieces
- 1¼cupsgranulated sugar
- 1½tbspliquid red food coloring
- 1½tspvanilla extract
- 1tspapple cider vinegar
- 2large eggs
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
- ½cupbutter,softened
- 4ozcream cheese,softened
- ½tspvanilla extract
- 2½cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8×8-inch baking dish. Line with buttered parchment paper to remove easily after baking, if desired.
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
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To a large microwave-safe bowl, add chopped chocolate and butter and heat mixture in microwave on 50% power, in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval until melted and smooth.
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Alternately, melt it in a double boiler over the stovetop.
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Once melted, remove from heat and proceed to the next step. Add sugar to melted chocolate mixture, and using a rubber spatula, stir to combine.
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Mix in red food coloring, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar. Stir in eggs. Add flour mixture and mix just until combined.
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Pour into the prepared baking dish, spread into an even layer. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
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Place on a wire rack to cool completely then frost with cream cheese frosting once cool and cut into squares.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together butter and cream cheese on medium-high speed for about 4 to 5 minutes until pale and fluffy.
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Add vanilla and powdered sugar and continue to whip until pale and fluffy.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 420.54kcal
- Fat:Â 20.89g
- Saturated Fat:Â 12.66g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.62g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 5.58g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.96g
- Carbohydrates:Â 57.33g
- Fiber:Â 0.56g
- Sugar:Â 48.28g
- Protein:Â 3.04g
- Cholesterol:Â 82.07mg
- Sodium:Â 113.58mg
- Calcium:Â 36.31mg
- Potassium:Â 59.75mg
- Iron:Â 0.87mg
- Vitamin A: 177.31µg
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