Mini Red Velvet Brownies with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

Red Velvet Brownies

1. 1 1/8 or sticks or 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2. 1 3/4 cups Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips
3. 2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk room temp
4. 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
5. 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
6. 1/2 teaspoon salt
7. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8. 1 tablespoon red food coloring
9. 1 cup all purpose flour
10. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
11. 1 1/2 tablespoons Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powder

Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

1. 8 ounces cream cheese room temp, I use Philadelphia Cream Cheese
2. 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temp
3. 1/4 teaspoon salt
4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5. 3 cups confectioners sugar
6. 1 or 2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste I used Nielsen-Massey

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9x9 or 8x8 baking pan with heavy-duty foil and very lightly grease the foil with vegetable shortening, like crisco.

Red Velvet Brownies

1. 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.
2. Turn off heat and let set.
3. In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs into the bowl and lightly whisk.
4. In another bowl, add in the sugars and salt and whisk together.
5. Whisk in the melted chocolate into the egg/sugar mixture, then gradually whisk in the melted chocolate until just combined.
6. Briefly whisk in the vanilla and red food coloring.
7. In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together and sift into the chocolate mixture.
8. Stir with a silicone spatula and pour and spread out evenly into your prepared baking pan.
9. Bake 40 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean and transfer pan to cooling rack and let cool for 15 minutes.
10. Refrigerate, covered until cooled to frost.
11. Lay out on tin foil or cutting board and cut into 16 or 25 squares evenly using a sharp knife.
12. Make frosting.

Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Place cream cheese, butter, vanilla, vanilla bean paste and salt in small mixing bowl.
2. Using a mixer, beat on medium high until well combined.
3. Add confectioners sugar and mix until smooth and creamy.
4. 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.
5. Add sprinkles, chocolate shavings, etc.
6. Put back in fridge until ready to serve.

For more detail thebakingchocolatess

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