Red Velvet brownies
A cake based brownie with a rich, cheesy cream icing.
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Party
Cuisine American, British
Servings 12
Calories 265 kcal
Square Baking tin
Baking paper
Stand Mixer
Spatula
Weighing scales
Sieve
Whisk
Brownie Batter
- 275 g butter or margarine
- 375 g golden caster sugar
- 75 g cocoa powder
- 100 g self raising flour
- 100 g strawberry chocolate chips
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 3 tbsp natural yoghurt or buttermilk
- 2 tsp red food colouring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- A pinch of sea salt
Cream cheese icing
- 100 g butter
- 100 g icing sugar
- 200 g cream cheese
- 1 tbsp lime juice or lemon
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- grated chocolate for decoration
Preheat the oven to 180°c (this will be done for you in class)
Grease the square cake tin with margerine.
Measure and cut out a piece of baking paper to fit your tin. Draw lines at 45° at the corners, then snip. place paper into your grease cake tin. Set aside.
Brownie Batter
Cream together the butter and sugar. Use your stand mixer on full power for 2-3 mins.
Crack the egg into a bowl, add the colour and vanilla then whisk the egg.
Add half the egg mixture and mix on 2 until it is fully incorporated. Repeat with the remaining egg.
Add the yogurt and vinegar to the batter, mix gently for 1 minute.
Sift the cocoa, flour, salt and cinnamon into your batter.
Turn on the mixer to the lowest speed setting and turn up through the speeds. 1..2..3..4..5.
Mix on medium speed for 2-3mins.
Fold in the chocolate chips.
Pour your batter into your cake tin and level it.
Bake for 40 - 45 mins at 180°c on the centre shelf.
Take out of the oven, place on a wire rack and allow to fully cool before putting on icing.
Cream cheese icing
Whip the room temperature cream cheese until it is fluffy.
Add the butter and continue to whip it up.
Add the lemon juice and zest.
Whip for a further 1 - 2 minutes.
Sift the icing sugar into the butter cheese mixture.
Whip for 5- 8 mins until light and fluffy.
If it is too dense add milk until if becomes a softer consistency
Smother the brownies with the icing
Grate dark chocolate over the top and cut into 12 portions.
Enjoy.
Calories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 67mgPotassium: 146mgFiber: 2gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 243IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baking, brownies, cake, red, red velvet, rich