kitty_rootbeer: After watching them try to mix with a spatula as though they were afraid to disturb the ingredients, the reveal that they had a hand mixer the whole time was really mind boggling.
Cactuar_Zero: Top with cream cheese icing instead of baked cream cheese hearts.
alpha_whore: What’s the vinegar do?
Formicated: Think I might try this one, except for adding the red food coloring. I never got the point in making chocolate deserts red.
TreatmentForYourRash: Alright Reddit, tell me what’s wrong with this recipe
DougEECummings: From [TipHero](https://tiphero.com/cheesecake-red-velvet-brownies/)
**CHEESECAKE SWIRLED RED VELVET BROWNIES**
**Ingredients:**
* 2 large eggs
* 1/2 cup (113 1/2 grams) unsalted butter, melted
* 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1/4 cup (50 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring
* 3/4 teaspoon white vinegar
* 3/4 cup (105 grams or 3.70 ounces) all-purpose flour
* 8 ounces (225 grams) cream cheese, softened
* 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
* 1 egg yolk
* Pinch of salt
**Directions:**
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius). Line an 8-inch-by-8-inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
1. Pour the melted butter into a large bowl. Stir in the 1 cup of sugar, vanilla extract, cocoa powder and salt until blended.
1. Add the food coloring and vinegar, then stir in the eggs. Fold in the flour – it can help to sift first, to cut down on lumps – and stir until completely incorporated. Don’t over-mix the batter!
1. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan.
1. With a hand-held mixer on medium-high speed, beat the softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, egg yolk and pinch of salt in a medium bowl for about 1 minute, until completely smooth and fluffy.
1. Pipe or spoon the cream cheese mixture on top of the prepared brownie batter. If you want, you can run a toothpick through the cream cheese in the shape of a heart, or you can just do a swirl pattern. The red-and-white contrast makes either one look pretty!
1. Bake the brownies for 28 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow the brownies to cool completely before cutting into squares.
**Tips:**
* We all know how to measure our dry ingredients when making baked goods – by spooning into a measuring cup – but we actually recommend WEIGHING the flour in this recipe. A good food scale is fairly inexpensive and comes in handy when baking. Too much flour would result in dry, crumbly and cakey brownies.
* Gel food coloring is a thicker, more concentrated form than liquid food coloring, so if you use a liquid color, you’ll need to add more than the teaspoon called for here.
DRJT: It kinda looks like you missed and hit the side of the bowl when you put in the food colouring lol
AskingAndQuestioning: Nice.
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