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boodlebotsrecipes:

Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies

Brownie batter:
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cocoa powder
Pinch of salt
1 TBSP red food coloring
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 eggs
3/4 cup flour

Cream cheese:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter an 8x8 glass baking dish.
Brownie layer-Put melted butter in a bowl, add sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, salt, food coloring and vinegar.  Whisk eggs into mixture.  Add in flour until lightly combined.  Pour batter into baking dish, saving 1/4 of the batter to add on top of cream cheese layer.

Cream cheese layer-Blend together cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla.  Spread cream cheese on top of brownie batter.  Put remaining brownie batter on top of cream cheese.  Using the tip of a knife, swirl the mixture to get a nice pattern.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Remove to cooling rack to cool completely before cutting.

Currently baking in my oven!