Red Velvet Brownies

 

Yes, you read that correctly. This is a recipe for Red Velvet Brownies! Thank you Pinterest!! Of course I was looking for some new recipes for another Girls Night Out (or “In” was more like it). I wanted to make some new recipes, so where did I go look.....Pinterest! Now I don’t believe I’ve ever made brownies from scratch before, but when you throw in the words “red and velvet” you’ve got my attention. Every good recipe starts with red velvet and then might even have the words “cream cheese” in the name to top it off. Well this one has all of those so pay attention! Here we go, let’s make some red velvet brownies with cream cheese frosting. Wow, my mouth is watering just blogging about it!

Brownie Ingredients:

1 cup  unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
2 oz red food coloring (optional)
4 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Butter and flour an 9 X 13 clear glass baking pan.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.  Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then stir in food coloring (if not using food coloring add 4 T of water or milk) and vanilla, mix until the color is fully incorporated. Mix flour, cocoa and salt in a separate bowl.  Slowly add in the flour mixture being very careful not to over mix.  Do not over mix. 

The batter looks pretty, right?

Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir up the batter with a rubber spatula once or twice just to ensure all of the flour has incorporated from the sides of the bowl and there isn’t anything stuck on the bottom of the bowl.  You’ll want one uniformly colored (red) batter.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes. 35 minutes for a thin crust on top and gooey underneath. 

Set aside to cool, while you mix up the cream cheese frosting. This really kicks them up a notch! 



I forgot to take a picture before I sampled them! Sorry!



Here’s the instructions on making the frosting, which I highly recommend!

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.

After the brownies have cooled, frost and enjoy over and over again! I guarantee these will be a hit! 

I had to sample them again after I frosted them. Don't they take a purdy picture???

Put this one in your recipe box, you'll want to make them over and over again. Fourth of July is coming up, these would be a big hit at a party.

Enjoy!