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Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Ingredients

Ingredients

Brownie base

  • 113 1/2 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, melted, melted
  • 21 g (.25 C) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 90 g (.75 C) all purpose flour
  • 198 g (1 C) granulated sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon red food coloring

Cheesecake topping (swirled into the base)

  • 8 ounce cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 98 g (.5 C) granulated sugar

Directions

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter an 8 by 8-inch baking pan, and set aside.

Brownie layer: In a saucepan on medium heat melt the butter. Remove the butter to a large bowl and add the sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, salt, food coloring, and vinegar, in that order, mixing between additions. Whisk the eggs in a small bowl and stir it into the cocoa mix. Fold in the flour until lightly combined. Stir in the walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, saving 1/4 cup of the batter for the top.

Cream cheese layer: Blend together the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Gently spread the cream cheese layer on top of the brownie batter in the pan. Dollop the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese layer. Using a skewer or the tip of a knife, drag the tip through the cream cheese mixture to create a swirl pattern. Bake the brownies for 30 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely before cutting.