Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
 
Ingredients
Brownies:
  • 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
  • ½ cup salted butter, melted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 Tablespoon red food coloring
  • ¾ teaspoon white vinegar
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
Cheesecake Swirl:
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8x8 baking pan with nonstick spray.
Brownie Batter:
  1. Mix melted butter and sugar.
  2. Add vanilla.
  3. Add cocoa powder.
  4. Add food coloring.
  5. Add vinegar.
  6. Whisk the eggs in.
  7. Fold in the flour until the batter is completely consistent.
  8. Pour most of the batter into the prepared pan but leave about ½ cup to put on top of the cheesecake layer.
Cheesecake Swirl:
  1. With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until completely smooth and there are no lumps.
  2. Put the cream cheese mixture on top of the red velvet batter in clumps. Put the rest of the red velvet batter on top. With a knife swirl the cream cheese and red velvet batter together.
  3. Bake for 28-31 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean or with a few stick crumbs from the red velvet brownie part not the cheesecake. The cheesecake will continue to set after you pull it out.
  4. Let cool.
  5. Store in refrigerator.
Recipe by Birch Tree Baking at https://www.birchtreebaking.com/red-velvet-cheesecake-brownies/