Red Velvet Brownies

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I love baking for the holidays.   I usually choose 5 or 6 recipes for each one then narrow it down to 3 or 4 that I actually end up making.  Normally I start baking about a month ahead of time and make one recipe each week until the actual holiday.

This year has been a little different since we have a toddler in the house.  I’ve been choosing 2 or 3 recipes and making them all on the same day.  It’s easier for me to get all of the ingredients together while J is napping and then I start baking once he wakes up.  He enjoys baking with me while in the infant carrier or he plays with his refrigerator magnets while I bake.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what to make for Valentine’s Day this year.  I knew my husband and I wouldn’t be going out like we normally do so I wanted to make a special dessert for the two of us.

The recipes I chose for Valentine’s Day were a brownie recipe, a cake recipe, and a cookie recipe.  The first one I made was Red Velvet Brownies.  I am pretty famous for my homemade brownies and I thought that these sounded particularly tasty.  It’s basically a light chocolate brownie topped with melted chocolate all swirled together.

These brownies look so pretty with a fun swirl on the top.  They have a full chocolate flavor that almost melts in your mouth.  Any Valentine would love to receive a batch of these for Valentine’s Day!

Red Velvet Brownies

Dreamy Red Velvet Brownies are swirled with melted chocolate.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 brownies

Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter melted
• 1 egg
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 c. cocoa powder
• Red food coloring
• 3/4 c. flour
• 1/2 c. chocolate chips

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 x 8 baking pan with foil and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine the butter, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla. Mix well.
• Stir in the cocoa powder.
• Add in enough red food coloring to turn the batter red.
• Stir in the flour.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring after each heating.
• Drizzle the melted chocolate over top of the red velvet batter in 4 straight lines. Use a butter knife and swirl the batter and chocolate together.
• Bake for 28-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.

Notes

Recipe from Averie Cooks

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