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I double dog dare you to make this pretty little recipe. 

Then I triple dog dare you NOT to eat 5 of them yourself. Because not eating 5 of them yourself with take skill. 

And restraint. 

And mental will power. 
Of which I have none. See you at the gym, I will be there for the next 10 hours working off these brownies. Wish me luck. Cross your fingers that my knees hold out. 🙂

However, my fine friends if you have a better handle on your chocolate addicted life than I do, and want to make a mouth watering, decadent dessert for those you love (did you know Valentines day is coming up? You did! Well, aren’t you really somethin’) then make these Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies. 

Because they are really somethin’. 

Just like you.

And that’s no joke. 

BROWNIE LAYER
 
1. Place 1 cup melted butter, 2 cups sugar and 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa into your stand mixer, or large mixing bowl. Mix it until well combined, about 2 minutes. 
 
 
 
2. Crack one egg and add it to the batter. Mix until the egg is incorporated. Repeat with the three remaining eggs, mixing them into the batter one single solitary egg at a time. 
 
 
3. Add two teaspoons vanilla to the batter and mix it in. 
 
 
4. Put 1 1/2 C flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a small bowl and fluff it around with a fork to combine the two. Add these dry ingredients to your batter and mix until they are well combined.
 
 
5. Add 1 teaspoon red food coloring gel to the batter and mix until the batter in nice and red. This gel can be purchased in the cake decorating section of Walmart or at any craft store. If you only have regular red food coloring, my thoughts are…this recipe would still work, however you may have to add up to 1 Tablespoon of food coloring which may taint the flavor of the brownies a bit.
 
 
6. Toss in 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips and mix until combined. 
7. Line a 9×13 pan with wax paper, parchment paper or tin foil and spray it with cooking spray. This will help you lift the brownies out of the pan when they have cooled and are ready to cut. 
8. Spread the batter out evenly in the pan.
 
CREAM CHEESE LAYER
1. Place 1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese into your stand mixer or medium sized mixing bowl. Beat it until nice and smooth. 
2. Add 1/2 C sugar, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until all ingredients are well combined. 
 
 
3. Drop the cream cheese mixture onto the beautiful red velvet layer in spoon fulls. 
 
 
3. Drag a knife through both layers…
 
 
creating a marble effect. You may have to pull a bit of the red layer up onto the white layer to get the look you want. 
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let the beautiful brownies cool on a wire rack, then lift them out of the pan, cut and serve.
 
Enjoy!

Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies

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Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • Red Velvet Layer:
  • 1 C butter, melted
  • 2 C sugar
  • 1/3 C unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 t vanilla
  • 1 1/2 C flour
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1 t red food coloring gel 
  • 1/2 C semi sweet chocolate chips
  • Cream Cheese Layer:
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 t vanilla

Instructions

1. Place 1 cup melted butter, 2 cups sugar and 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa into your stand mixer, or large mixing bowl. Mix it until well combined, about 2 minutes.
2. Crack one egg and add it to the batter. Mix until the egg is incorporated. Repeat with the three remaining eggs, mixing them into the batter one single solitary egg at a time.
3. Add two teaspoons vanilla to the batter and mix it in.
4. Put 1 1/2 C flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a small bowl and fluff it around with a fork to combine the two. Add these dry ingredients to your batter and mix until they are well combined.
5. Add 1 teaspoon red food coloring gel to the batter and mix until the batter in nice and red. This gel can be purchased in the cake decorating section of Walmart or at any craft store. If you only have regular red food coloring, my thoughts are...this recipe would still work, however you may have to add up to 1 Tablespoon of food coloring which may taint the flavor of the brownies a bit.
6. Toss in 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips and mix until combined.
7. Line a 9x13 pan with wax paper, parchment paper or tin foil and spray it with cooking spray. This will help you lift the brownies out of the pan when they have cooled and are ready to cut.
8. Spread the batter out evenly in the pan.

CREAM CHEESE LAYER
1. Place 1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese into your stand mixer or medium sized mixing bowl. Beat it until nice and smooth.
2. Add 1/2 C sugar, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until all ingredients are well combined.
3. Drop the cream cheese mixture onto the beautiful red velvet layer in spoonfulls.
4. Drag a knife through both layers creating a marble effect. You may have to pull a bit of the red layer up onto the white layer to get the look you want.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let the beautiful brownies cool on a wire rack, then lift them out of the pan, cut and serve.

Enjoy!


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  3. Oh yes, I am definitely trying these. Red velvet anything is my oldest son's favorite. Thanks for the great recipe!

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  5. Oh my! These look delicious!!! I can't decide if I want to make them as my superbowl dessert or for my hubby's and my V-day anniversary! Decisions, decisions!

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  6. i will take you up on your dare and i will be making these soon =) i won't eat 5 by myself….i'll just cute the pan into 4 sections and eat 1 =) i can't wait to try these!! my hubby loves red velvet and cheesecake….he will be heaven =)

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  7. Made these this morning! Omg amazing! I used reduced fat cream cheese so the crm ch mixture was thinner than in your pictures. Not as pretty but still DELICIOUS!

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  8. I always love red velevet but am leary of the food coloring…is is really necessary? It is just for looks, right?

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    1. Hi Karrens,
      You are correct, the red food coloring is just for looks. You could make these without it and they would still be wonderful. Good luck!
      ~Jamie

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    2. Rob the firstSeptember 5, 2012Hummingbirds! I was trying to make out what those were. Good eye, Robert. And Robert, in NYC a good heohadst photog w/ hair and makeup can run around a thousand bucks, give or take. Not cheap. But to be honest, if one does their own hair and makeup, a skilled amateur could take a really good heohadst. Jess, as a suggestion, you may want to try and find a photographer who is looking to move into heohadst work. Try modelmayhem.com or craigslist. Look for a photographer who is looking for TFP trade for pics. You get heohadsts and he/she gets something to add to their portfolio. Just make sure you check out their portfolio BEFORE meeting them to make sure they are on the up and up. A few references wouldn’t hurt either. This could be a hit or miss kinda thing though. Forgive me if I’m giving you advice that you already know.

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  9. I literally had a dream I made and ate these the night after I read this recipe!! Now I need to make my dream a reality!

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    1. Hey Sharon,
      My first thought it that perhaps your food coloring gel is old? Sometimes food coloring gel can get dried out and then it's not as potent. Might this have been the problem?
      Thanks,
      ~Jamie

      Reply