Description
Rich, cream cheese frosted decadent, homemade red velvet brownie! These are a Valentine’s Day sweet treat sure to get some attention!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 sticks unsalted butter (cut into chunks)
- 3 1/2 cups Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips
- 5 large eggs (room temp)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 or 3 cups confectioners sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk of choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 9×13 baking pan with foil or parchment paper and very lightly grease.
- Melt milk chocolate and butter in microwave until melted or use 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 to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs, vanilla and sugars together and whisk together. Then whisk in the red food coloring.
- Whisk in the cooled down melted chocolate mixture into the egg/sugar mixture until combined and smooth. Make sure the melted butter isn't hot, so it doesn't curdle the eggs when you add it.
- Add flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder together and stir together with a silicone spatula until mixture is completely combined.
- Bake 35-40 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean and transfer pan to cooling rack and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Refrigerate, covered until cooled to frost or let brownies come to room temperature before frosting.
- Place cream cheese, butter, vanilla, salt, confectioner's sugar and cream/milk in mixing bowl. Using a mixer, beat on medium high until well combined. Mix until smooth and creamy.