Red Velvet Brownies

This is another recipe that I found on pinterest. I love that it takes the traditional red velvet cake and makes it into a brownie form. It was simple to make and you only need one bowl when making the batter. This is a plus for me because I always seem to end up using all the bowls in my kitchen when I am baking!

The recipe also calls for cream cheese frosting which is easy to make. If you dont like cream cheese frosting then you can always jazz it up by using which chocolate chips in the batter. I am going to use chocolate chips the next time I make them because of course it didnt dawn on me to use them until after they were already in the oven!

Ingredients
1 (4-oz.) bittersweet chocolate baking bar, chopped
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (1-oz.) bottle red liquid food coloring
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt

Frosting
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
3  bsp butter, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

- Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9x9 baking dish.
- Microwave butter and chocolate in a large microwave safe bowl until completely melter. Stir to combine.
- Add sugar and mix well.
- Add eggs one at a time and whisk until combined.
- Add flour and gently stir until combined.
- Add baking powder, vanilla, salt, and red food coloring and mix until just combined.
- Pour into baking dish and bake for roughly 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean/few moist crumbs. Place on wire rack and allow to cool.

-For frosting, beat the cream cheese and butter until creamy and combined. Add the vanilla and mix. Add the salt and confectioners sugar and mix until creamy and smooth. Frost over cooled brownies.