Red Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
Red velvet brownies with cheesecake swirled are not just attractive but also insanely delicious! Beautiful swirls of red and white just like a landscape from fantasy land.
Servings: 9 brownies
Calories:
Ingredients
- ½ cup or 120g unsalted butter softened in room temperature
- ¾ cup or 180g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup or 120g flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tbsp red gel food colouring or depending on how red you want it
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Ingredients for cream cheese batter
- 300 grams cream cheese room temperature
- 1 egg
- 45 grams sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 170°C / 340°F.
- Cream butter and sugar together with a mixer until pale and creamy. Or you can use a handheld mixer.
- Add egg one at a time while beating.
- Mix in red food coloring, and vanilla extract until well incorporated.
- Sift flour, cocoa powder and salt together. Fold in sifted mixture gently. Then add the vinegar then fold once again.
- Reserve ¼ cup of red batter and pour the rest into the prepared baking sheet.
Making the cream cheese batter
- In another mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until creamy then add sugar until smooth.
- Mix in egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Pour cream cheese batter on top of red velvet brownie batter and then dollop the top with reserved red batter.
- Using a knife, create swirls in the top layer but avoid touching the bottom layer.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until brownie has set.
- Cool and refrigerate before serving. Cut into brownies depending on preference. Bon appetit!