Description
Delicious red velvet brownies with Ghirardelli chocolate and a creamy frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into chunks
- 1 3/4 cups Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips
- 2 large eggs
- 1 egg yolk (room temperature)
- 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring gel
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste (I used Nielsen-Massey)
- 3–4 cups confectioners sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line an 8×8 baking pan with heavy-duty foil and very lightly grease.
- Melt milk chocolate and butter in microwave until melted. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over your lowest setting, then add the milk chocolate chips stirring constantly with a small whisk until melted and smooth. Turn off heat and let set.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the egg, sugars and vanilla into the bowl and whisk together until combined. Then whisk in the red food gel/coloring.
- Next, whisk in the cooled down melted chocolate into the egg/sugar mixture until smooth and combined. Make sure the melted butter isn’t hot, so it doesn’t curdle the eggs when you add it.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder and mix well until there are no more flour streaks. I like to use a spatula or wooden spoon.
- Bake 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean, and transfer pan to cooling rack and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Refrigerate, covered until cooled to frost or let brownies come to room temperature before frosting.
- Lay out on tin foil or cutting board and cut into 16 or 25 squares evenly using a sharp knife. Or if you prefer, you can use small cookie cutters, round, heart-shaped or diamond shapes.
- Now Make the frosting! Place cream cheese, butter, vanilla, salt, confectioner’s sugar and cream/milk in mixing bowl. Using a mixer, beat on medium high until well combined. Mix until smooth and creamy.
- Place frosting in a pastry bag with a pastry open or closed star tube and pipe a star in the middle, then pipe frosting around the star to create a rose.
- Add sprinkles, chocolate shavings, etc.
- Put back in fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
- Additional frosting tips: Adding sprinkles or chocolate shavings enhances the presentation.
- Chill the brownies before cutting for cleaner edges.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg