Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
Equipment
Ingredients
Red Velvet Brownie Layer
room temp
room temp
Cheesecake Layer
room temp
room temp
room temp
Instructions
Preheat oven and prepare pan
Preheat oven to 175°C. Grease and line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper.
Prepare cheesecake layer
In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese, egg, vanilla extract, sour cream, cornstarch, and sugar until smooth using a blender.
Brown the butter
Brown butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring every 10 seconds. Once it turns golden brown, transfer to heatproof bowl.
Prepare brownie base mixture
Add cocoa powder, oil, vanilla, chopped chocolate, vinegar and food coloring to browned butter. Mix and let cool for 15-20 minutes.
Whisk eggs and sugars
In another bowl, whisk eggs and light brown sugar for 4-6 minutes until dissolved and mixture turns light pale color. Add powdered sugar and mix until fully combined.
Combine wet ingredients
Combine egg mixture with browned butter mixture and mix until combined.
Add dry ingredients to batter
Add flour, salt, and chocolate chips to the batter. Mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
Assemble brownies
Transfer half of brownie mixture to prepared pan. Reserve 30g of cream cheese mixture; add remaining on top of brownie layer. Top with remaining brownie batter and reserved cream cheese mixture. Make swirls.
Bake brownies
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until edges are golden and center is slightly fudgy.
Cool completely
Let cool completely before cutting.
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