Of course there are more I want to get to (cookies, truffles, cheesecake...nom, nom, nom), but frankly I don't know that I have the time before Tuesday comes around.
Regardless... here are the red velvet cream cheese swirl bars. Recipe is courtesy of Big Fat Baker. When I saw those pictures I caved immediately. Weak in the knees. Mixing two of my favorite things: cream cheese and brownies. OY!
RED VELVET CREAM CHEESE SWIRL BARS
INDREDIENTS:
Bar layer:
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 tbl red food coloring
1 tsp white distilled vinegar
2 large eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Cream cheese layer:
8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 8"x8" baking dish with parchment paper or foil and spray with cooking spray.
In medium bowl, combine melted butter with sugar and mix well. Add vanilla, cocoa powder, salt, food coloring, and vinegar in that order, mixing between additions.
Whisk in the eggs one at a time, mixing well between each. Fold in the flour. Pour all batter excet 1/4 cup into prepared baking pan.
To make the cream cheese layer, blend together the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla. Spread the cream cheese on top of the brownie batter. Drop dollops of remaining brownie batter over cream cheese layer. Using a knife, swirl through the cream cheese mixture to create a swirl pattern.
Bake for 30 minutes in preheated oven and cool completely before cutting into squares.
PERSONAL NOTES:
While these dessert bars taste wonderful, they didn't turn out like your typical fudgy brownie. These ended up more cake-like. So just know when you get started that this is what to expect. They're still super moist and chewy, just not as dense as a brownie.
Up next... I use some of these red velvet cream cheese swirl bars to make cake truffles! NOM NOM NOM!
Can’t wait to try.
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