After eating a red velvet cupcake in the car all on my own, I realized that I could make something even cooler with my mom’s amazing recipe: brownies! Yep, I have made these red velvet brownies for years now and everyone seems to love them. They are easy to make, and oh so festive for any occasion. My husband and I love to share them together on Valentine’s Day and they are a great treat to take to any family get together or party. I assure you, the kids will be all over these!
Check out what our friends over at The Baking ChocolaTess had to say about these:
“These particular red velvet brownies are very rich, chewy, moist, dense and completely over the top!”
Yep, yep, yep! Absolutely nothing better than these little babies!
Ingredients
2 1/4 sticks Land O’ Lakes unsalted butter, cut into chunks
3 1/2 cups Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips
5 large eggs, room temp
1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons Domino granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups Domino packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons red food coloring
2 cups Gold Medal all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powder
Cream Cheese Frosting
4 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese, room temp
5 tablespoons Land O’ Lakes unsalted butter, room temp
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups Domino confectioners sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9×13 baking pan with heavy-duty foil and very lightly grease the foil with vegetable shortening, like crisco.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter over your lowest setting, then add the milk chocolate chips stirring constantly with a small whisk until melted and smooth.
Turn off heat and let set.
In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs into the bowl and lightly whisk.
In another bowl, add in the sugars and salt and whisk together.
Whisk in the melted chocolate into the sugar mixture, then gradually whisk in the melted chocolate until just combined.
Briefly whisk in the vanilla and red food coloring.
In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together and sift into the chocolate mixture.
Stir with a silicone spatula and pour and spread out evenly into your prepared baking pan.
Bake 40 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean and transfer pan to cooling rack and let cool for 15 minutes.
Refrigerate, covered until cooled to frost.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Place cream cheese, butter and salt in small mixing bowl.
Using a mixer, beat on medium high until well combined.
Add vanilla and mix.
Add confectioners sugar and mix until smooth and creamy.
Frost and add a Dove Candy Chocolate Heart in the center of each piece and add sprinkles.
Place back in fridge until ready and let them come to room temperature about 30 minutes before serving. Can be stored up to 2 weeks.
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Quick Tip: add a teaspoon of heavy cream or milk for creamier frosting
Thanks again to The Baking Chocolatess for this amazing recipe.
