Active time: 20 mins | Total: 1 hr 50 mins | Yield: 24 brownies
If you enjoy red velvet cupcakes or cake, then I’m sure that you’ll love these Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies. I don’t enjoy eating too sweet desserts, so these brownies are perfect for me because it is so decadent without being too sweet. It is a perfect combination of fudgy brownies with a tangy cheesecake.
Ingredients:
For the Batter:
Baking spray with flour
¾ (6 oz.) cup unsalted butter
1 (4-oz.) 70% bittersweet chocolate baking bar, chopped
2 cups granulated sugar
(4) large eggs
1 tbsp red food coloring gel (such as Super Red)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ (6 ⅜ oz.) cups all-purpose flour
⅓ (1 ⅛ oz.) cup unsweetened cocoa
¼ tsp kosher salt
For the Cream Cheese Swirl:
(2) large egg whites
1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese softened
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp of all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven 350°F. Prepare the Batter: First, coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with baking spray. Then line bottom and sides of the dish with parchment paper, leaving a 2- to 3-inch overhang on sides. Lightly coat parchment paper with baking spray.
Then microwave butter and chocolate until melted and smooth, 1 ½ to 2 minutes in a large microwavable bowl on high, stopping to stir every 30 seconds. Add and whisk in sugar, and then add eggs, one at a time, whisking until just blended after each addition. Whisk in food coloring and vanilla.
Add and whisk flour, cocoa, and salt in a separate bowl, and then whisk into butter mixture until just combined. Then pour batter into prepared baking dish.
Then prepare the Cream Cheese Swirl: Beat egg whites, cream cheese, and sugar with an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add flour and vanilla, beat on low speed until combined for about a minute.
Drop the Cream Cheese Swirl into Batter in heaping tablespoonfuls, swirl gently using a knife to create a marbled effect.
In the preheated oven, bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean for 30 to 35 minutes. Let it cool completely in a baking dish on a wire rack for about an hour.
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