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    Posted on: Jul 27, 2011 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Red Velvet Swirl Cheesecake Brownies

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    No this isn't your imagination, this really is a Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownie!
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    But first, hope you guys had a great weekend.  This weekend was extremely hot in the Greater New York City region, so I basically slept, ate, slept some more, and watched movies with my hubby. 
    One of them was "Just Go With It" - Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, it was good, but definitely an On Demand kinda movie. 
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    Sunday when the temperatures slightly cooled down, my husband and I headed over to my sister's to visit my nieces (SSS) with some Red Velvet Brownies. 
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    I've been wanting to bake Red Velvet Brownies for the longest time and couldn't decide between a few recipes I found, eventually I just baked Sunny Anderson's Red Velvet Swirl Brownies.  Review all the way down!
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    At my sister's we enjoyed a Mexican Fiesta for lunch.red velvet 042
    She really is such an amazing cook - look at all the food she prepared.
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    Once the sun began to set we headed for a walk.  It's crazy that for the longest time I had no idea there was a river running near my sister's home.  It was humid, yet a soothing walk.IMG00326-20110724-2014
    After a long walk we enjoyed some Haagen-Daaz' Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream... we all just took a couple bites from this teeny serving.  It was good, but not amazing.
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    Thanks to my sister and nieces for making our visit so enjoyable.  And now here are those Red Velvet Swirl Cheesecake Brownies.
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    NUTRITION: Cocoa Powder is an excellent source of antioxidants.  Other than that, there is barely any nutrition in these brownies. 




    MODIFICATIONS I MADE:

    • Instead of using 1 teaspoon of vinegar, I used ½ a tsp.  I was hoping for a more fudgy texture hence why I opted to use less vinegar.



    APPROXIMATE NUTRITION PER SERVING (yields 16 squares)

    • Calories: 192 cals
    • Fat: 11.3 g
    • Saturated Fat: 6.9 g
    • Carbs: 21 g
    • Protein: 2.9 g
    • Fiber: 0.25 g



    RED VELVET SWIRL BROWNIES (adapted from Sunny Anderson)
    ~ yields 16 squares @ 350 degrees using a 8" x 8" baking tray
    ~ fat and calories were not reduced in this recipe.


    INGREDIENTS:

    • Unsalted Butter – 8 tablespoon (1 stick) – melted
    • Sugar – 1 cup
    • Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
    • Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – ¼ cup
    • Pinch of salt
    • Red Food Coloring – 1 tbsp
    • Vinegar – ½ teaspoon (original recipe is 1 tsp)
    • Eggs – 2
    • All Purpose Flour – ¾ cup



    Cream Cheese Layer:

    • Cream Cheese – 8 ounces (softened)
    • Sugar – ¼ cup
    • Egg – 1
    • Vanilla Extract – ⅛ tsp



    DIRECTIONS for Brownie Layer:
    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a baking tray.
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    2. Melt a stick of butter.
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    3. Once melted, add it to a mixing bowl.
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    4. Add sugar and vanilla extract.  Blend until combined.
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    5. Add cocoa powder, pinch of salt, red food coloring, and vinegar. 
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    6. Blend until well combined.
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    7. Add the blended eggs and combine until well incorporated.
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    8. Add the white flour.
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    9. Gently fold flour into batter.
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    10. Pour ¾ of the batter into the prepared pan and reserve a ¼ batter for later.
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    DIRECTIONS for Cream Cheese Layer:
    11. In a separate bowl combine the cream cheese, 1 egg, sugar, and vanilla extract. 
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    12. Blend until smooth and creamy.
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    13. Add the cream cheese layer over the brownie mixture. 
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    14. Spread.
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    15. Add the remaining red velvet batter.
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    16. Swirl.
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    17. Into the oven for 30 minutes exactly – DO NOT OVERBAKE.
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    18. This is what you should have. 
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    19. Cut into 16 squares.  Refrigerate before serving - it tastes much better if you do.
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    OVERALL RATING: 4 / 5
    My sister LOVED these brownies and rated them 5/5.  She loved the texture and felt it had just the right amount of sweetness.  I, on the other hand, thought the brownies were more cakelike and not fudgy enough, in addition, I felt these brownies required more sugar, perhaps another ¼ cup in the batter.  There was just the right amount of cocoa powder so they definitely tasted like Red Velvet, however I'll have to check out other versions of Red Velvet Brownies, I’m just not convinced this is it.  Or possibly even come up with my own version, and hopefully reduced fat.  Smile


    TELL ME: Have you tried Red Velvet Brownies?  What’s your favorite recipe?

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    1. Mansi says

      July 28, 2011 at 9:16 pm

      Those babies look mouth-watering good! love the color, and the texture:)couldn't take my eyes off the photo!

      I'm hosting a giveaway on my blog and this would be a perfect addition to the roundup, if you'd be kind enough to send your entry in!

      http://www.funandfoodcafe.com/2011/07/buttery-throwdown-blog-event-and.html

      Thanks, and I hope you can participate in the event!

      Reply
    2. Tabbi says

      July 29, 2011 at 1:19 am

      These red velvet brownies look a bit more fudgy!

      http://passthesushi.com/red-velvet-brownies

      Happy Baking!

      Reply
    3. honeywhatscooking says

      July 30, 2011 at 1:53 am

      @Tabbi - I bet.. I know all about Jessica's Red VElvet Brownies. 🙂 Thanks for the reinforcement.

      Reply
    4. Digital Printing says

      July 30, 2011 at 2:22 am

      I baked it first for my mom's birthday,after trying several brownies recipes, this one was the best. My friend was right,it's freaking delicious!

      Reply
    5. Jenn says

      July 31, 2011 at 4:18 am

      These sound delicious! I love your baby blue Kitchen Aid mixer!!! You should come and enter my cookbook giveaway! http://eatcakefordinner.blogspot.com/2011/07/30-minute-rolls-and-giveaway.html

      Reply
    6. Pam says

      July 31, 2011 at 5:18 pm

      Wow - those look GREAT!

      Reply
    7. javed vardi says

      August 14, 2011 at 4:45 am

      This is a another way on how to prepare your browni , another way to present your browni to your Family and friends, and how yummy it is, especially the peppermint.

      Reply
    8. erinrae says

      October 06, 2011 at 11:48 am

      These look amazing, I'm planning on making this recipe into cupcakes and topping with a whipped creamcheese buttercream frosting!

      Reply
    9. Anonymous says

      October 16, 2011 at 7:50 pm

      these were amazing. We added the extra sugar and they were perfect. Did not last 24hrs. Thanks,
      MP

      Reply
    10. Baby K says

      December 25, 2011 at 2:25 am

      so for Christmas we had a little baked good competition with my sister (i have 4) everyone brought something sweet and mom and dad judge our sweets and i won with these Brownies!!! i put them in to cupcakes so it would be easier to eat everyone loved them!!! thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    11. honeywhatscooking says

      December 25, 2011 at 3:02 am

      @Baby K - I'm so glad those brownies worked out for you and your family.. being that you won. Always happy to hear that. These are the perfect brownies for Christmas! Merry Christmas!

      Reply
    12. Anonymous says

      January 16, 2012 at 8:56 pm

      Red velvet is my daughter's favorite so I can't wait to try these brownies. Off to the kitchen lol

      Reply
    13. Anonymous says

      July 16, 2012 at 9:54 pm

      Tried these and they did not taste like red velvet at all. Pretty disappointed but they were okay brownies.

      Reply
    14. honeywhatscooking says

      July 17, 2012 at 5:36 am

      @Anonymous - I believe the cocoa helped with these brownies tasting a bit like red velvet. I also refrigerated my brownies since I prefer cold cream cheese over warm. As mentioned in my final comments, I think they also need to be a bit sweeter. Sorry you were let down.. I do want to work on my own version of these brownies, I wasn't too thrilled with Sunny Anderson's recipe either.

      Reply
    15. melissa willis says

      July 20, 2012 at 10:20 pm

      wow is this legal? LOL...these look awesome...got to try my two favorite things...going to post this on my blog, i hope you don't mind.......http://melissascraftycrochet.blogspot.com/ whats better than red velvet and cheesecake yum. Have a super day

      Reply
    16. honeywhatscooking says

      July 22, 2012 at 5:48 am

      @melissa - no I don't mind, it's pretty good, but I have to work on an even better recipe, I felt the brownies weren't sweet enough. 🙂

      Reply
    17. Aurelia says

      August 14, 2012 at 12:46 pm

      This deep velvet colour of the cake is amazing! It's funny, because the cake looks like there should be beautiful fruits inside, but there are no. 😉

      Reply
    18. honeywhatscooking says

      August 15, 2012 at 3:38 am

      @Aurelia - thank you.. the color is obviously due to the food coloring. 🙂

      Reply
    19. Anonymous says

      August 18, 2012 at 6:49 pm

      Love these but mine needed 5more oven minutes and I should have used a medium egg in the cream cheese mixture because the knife came out very sloppy when trying to cut squares after baking/cooling. They are SINFUL though!

      Reply
    20. Russell van Kraayenburg says

      October 27, 2012 at 1:24 am

      These brownies look soo good! Yum!

      Reply
    21. Anonymous says

      December 08, 2012 at 5:18 pm

      I found that they first time I made them, they were amazing, but the second time around they didnt set. Any ideas why? I baked for 30 mins only, does the pan make a difference, metal or glass?

      Reply
    22. honeywhatscooking says

      December 08, 2012 at 10:29 pm

      @Anonymous - Baking in metal or glass will makes a difference. I find that baked goods bake quicker if using metal. What did you use? What was wrong this time? Thanks.

      Reply
    23. Anonymous says

      December 10, 2012 at 4:29 am

      Thanks for your reply! I believe I used a glass pan and baked for 30 mins. The top seemed a bit brown but when I cut into it, the batter was still raw. Is there a way to double check before you take it out of the oven?

      Reply
    24. honeywhatscooking says

      December 10, 2012 at 4:31 am

      @Anonymous - When I check my cakes/brownies - I usually touch the top layer with my finger, and I also use a toothpick/butter knife to make sure the batter is done. I'm sorry!!!

      Reply
    25. Anonymous says

      June 14, 2013 at 8:56 pm

      I Work At A Retirement Home In The KiTcheN. So I Decided To Put These On The Menu. Everyone LoveD TheM! My First Batch Was Okay, Second Turned Out Awesome! Really Delicious!

      Reply
      • honeywhatscooking says

        June 16, 2013 at 11:27 pm

        @Anonymous - I'm so glad everyone enjoyed these, I want to make a few changes next time I make these, but they were good. Thanks.

        Reply

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