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    Home » Food

    {Valentine's} Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies

    Feb 8, 2013 ·

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    Do you have a favorite recipe? When I first posted this recipe for Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies almost two years ago, I had no idea that it would quickly become the most searched, pinned, made, re-blogged, and loved recipe on my site! It seems you might have a favorite recipe after all...

    Red-Velvet-Cream-Cheese-Brownies-1To show my love to you, I made a batch of your favorite brownies for Valentine's Day. Two years later they are still just as easy make and delicious to eat as ever.

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    Cut into mini heart-shaped bites and sprinkled with powdered sugar, these Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies are little bites of heaven.

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    photos by Leah Bergman

    Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies

    Red Velvet Layer
    1 stick (8 Tbsp) unsalted butter, melted
    1 cup sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    ¼ cup cocoa powder
    Pinch salt
    1 small bottle red gel food coloring (about 2 Tbsp)
    1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
    2 eggs
    ¾ cup all-purpose flour

    Cream Cheese Layer
    8 ounces cream cheese, softened
    ¼ cup sugar
    1 egg
    ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    Directions:

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 x 8 inch pan and set aside.
    2. In a bowl mix melted butter, sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, salt, food coloring, and vinegar, mixing well with a wooden spoon.
    3. Mix in the eggs beating until smooth.
    4. Mix in the flour a little at a time until all combined.
    5. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, reserving about ⅓ of a cup for the top layer.
    6. In a separate bowl whisk together softened cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture into pan over brownie.
    7. Using a spoon dollop reserved brownie mixture over cream cheese. Use a skewer or knife to make large swirls through the batter layers.
    8. Bake the brownies for 30-40 minutes until cream cheese is just set on top.. Remove to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely before cutting.

    To store: Cover and keep in refrigerator.

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    1. Eleanor ~ Ballyhoo and Bedbugs says

      February 08, 2013 at 5:39 am

      Definitely giving these a try! Yum!!!

    2. Gaby [The Vault Files] says

      February 08, 2013 at 7:02 am

      This is so cute, love it Leah!

    3. hookedontaste says

      February 08, 2013 at 9:08 am

      Love this recipe! The heart shaped brownies are cute and very festive for valentines day.

    4. happy paper place says

      February 08, 2013 at 9:47 am

      These look so good! I love that they're heart-shaped! 🙂
      -Marie

    5. Katie Meyers / Meyers Styles says

      February 08, 2013 at 10:10 am

      I'm literally drooling already. These are my next must-make!

    6. Chelsea says

      February 08, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      So thoughtful of you to make these for me. Now ship 'em over and I'll dig in! 😉 Thanks for the recipe, these look seriously delicious.

      xoxo,
      Chelsea & The City

    7. Katie @ Strawberry Freckle says

      February 08, 2013 at 2:07 pm

      I can't believe it's been two years! 🙂

    8. Jackie l FoodWineFashion.com says

      February 10, 2013 at 7:20 pm

      Yum, yum, YUM!! This just jumped to the top of my list of desserts to cook for Valentine's Day.

    9. Jennifer B. says

      February 10, 2013 at 7:39 pm

      These are adorable! I tried heart-shaped pancakes the other day, not so successful. Clearly need to upgrade to these heart-shaped brownies. Cuteness!

    10. Emma-Jayne says

      August 05, 2013 at 3:05 am

      I made these yesterday! although not heart shaped they were still really yummy xxx

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