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Happy Valentine’s Day!!
Like I previously said, I’m not a huge fan of this holiday. Though my husband did get me some nice gifts, so I guess I can’t complain! 🙂 But I will take any excuse to bake something! Due to my lack of planning, I needed a sweet treat for Valentine’s Day that was fast and easy, and that I already had all the ingredients for. Red velvet is so traditional, and though I’m not a big fan of it, I decided to give it another try. I’m determined to like red velvet!! It’s so pretty and everyone else loves it… I just want to fit in! Hehe.
These red velvet brownies are amazing. Red velvet fan or not, I love these. The dark chocolate adds a delicious hint of chocolate flavor, and the cheesecake layer is the perfect compliment to the red velvet brownie. Who knows, maybe I’m becoming a red velvet fan after all! If you need a quick and easy last minute treat for Valentine’s Day, give these a try! Your loved ones will surely love them, and love you for making them, too!
Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
Yield: 9 to 16 brownies
Red velvet layer:
½ cup butter
2 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ teaspoons red food coloring
⅔ cup all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
Cheesecake layer:
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
⅓ cup sugar
1 large egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8×8-inch square baking dish with foil, leaving a little overhanging on each side to create a sling; coat foil with cooking spray.
To make the red velvet layer: In a small, heatproof bowl, melt butter and chocolate together. Stir until combined and smooth; set aside to cool for a few minutes.
In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and red food coloring. Add chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth. Add flour and salt; with a rubber spatula, stir until just combined and no streaks of dry ingredients remain. Pour into prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
To make the cheesecake layer: In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, egg and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Distribute the cheesecake mixture in 8 dollops over batter in the pan. Gently swirl with a knife.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, until brownies and cheesecake are set; the edges will be lightly browned. Let cool to room temperature in pan on a cooling rack then transfer to the refrigerator to chill completely. Use the foil to remove the brownies then slice into squares.
Source: Sweet Pea’s Kitchen, via Baking Bites
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Happy Valentine’s Day Stefanie! 🙂 These look like a great treat for the day.
For a “not huge fan” of V day and Red Velvet, this recipe turned up amaizing 😉
They look delicious!
oh wow! red velvet brownies are so Valentine’s Day! so appropriate!
The addition of cream cheese really sounds nice. I agree on the whole Hallmark holiday thing, I can’t really get into that. But I can get into taking a big bite out of this yummy brownie!
I’ve made these before. Yours look way better than mine!
For not being a fan of the day, I think you did pretty good, Stefanie. I’d take one of those any day of the year.
Wow! These look and sound just incredible, Stefanie!
The color looks intense, love the idea, like the recipe
A bit late, but happy Valentine’s Day to you too Stefanie 🙂 I say forget Valentine’s day – who needs that smushy stuff when you have chocolate! 😀 Love the colour of these wonderful bites!
Two of my food loves together at last!
Oh how I wish I had one of these- or two or well heck- make it the whole pan! I am tired and hungry!
I never thought that a brownie could be presented in such a creative way! Brownies and cheesecake… Wow!! Thanks for sharing.
These sound fabulous! I love red velvet anything, especially pancakes.