Red Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

I love the red velvet cake from Costco so I decided to give my shot and made the Mini Red Velvet Cheesecakes. They were a hassle and didn’t not turn out very good at all. The “cake” part was very dense, almost brownie-like. At that point I remembered that I had pinned a red velvet cheesecake brownie recipe. It wasn’t a hard decision to give this recipe a try and see if brownies would be better than the mini cakes.

Not only are these red velvet cheesecake brownies from Sally's Baking Addiction easier than the mini cheesecake, they are exceptionally better. The brownie is the perfect consistency and the cheesecake the perfect richness.


What You Will Need
Red Velvet Brownies

• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp red food coloring
• 3/4 tsp white vinegar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

Cheesecake Swirl

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

How You Make It
Preheat the oven to 350*F.

Spray 8x8 baking pan with nonstick spray.

Brownie layer
1. In a small bowl, beat the eggs together. Set aside.

2. In a large microwave safe bowl, melt the butter in 30 second increments.

3. In the following order, mix each of the ingredients in one by one:

Sugar, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, salt, food coloring, vinegar

4. Whisk in the eggs.

5. With a wooden spoon fold in flour until completely mixed. Do not overmix.

6. Pour the brownie batter into prepared baking pan.
Reserve 4 Tbsp.


Cheesecake swirl
7. In a medium bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla with a hand-held mixer on medium speed, until completely smooth.

8. Drop spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture on top of the brownie batter.

9. Drop the last few tablespoons of brownie batter over the top.

10. Glide a knife through the pan to create a swirling pattern.

*Make sure to get the cheesecake part into the corners.

11. Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

12. Allow brownies to cool completely before cutting.
*For a doubled recipe bake in a 9x13 pan for around 45 minutes.


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