red velvet cheesecake brownies
 
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Recipe type: Sweets
Serves: 9 bars
Ingredients
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temp
  • 2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp red food coloring
  • ⅔ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F, and line an 8 or 9 inch square pan with greased foil.
  2. In a small heatproof bowl, melt butter and chocolate until smooth. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, vanilla and food coloring. Pour in the butter/chocolate, and whisk to combine. Add flour and salt and stir until just combined and no flour streaks or lumps remain.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan and use spatula to evenly smooth the surface. Set aside.
  5. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla in your stand mixer. Beat on high for several minutes until the cream cheese is completely smooth and no lumps remain.
  6. Pour cream cheese layer on top of the red velvet batter, again using a spatula to even out.
  7. If desired, use a butter knife to swirl together the batters, or you can leave them separated as I did.
  8. Bake for 35-40 minutes until just set. Cool in the pan completely before slicing and serving. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container.
Recipe by pretty plain janes at https://prettyplainjanes.com/2015/02/04/red-velvet-cheesecake-brownies/