Red Velvet Swirl Brownies

These brownies are scrumptious and super moist!  The don’t make very many, so I don’t feel so bad making them, and anything with red velvet is just awesome in my opinion.

This is adapted from a Sunny Anderson recipe, which she shared on the Today Show a few years ago.  They looked so good that I went out and made them that weekend!

Recipe:  

Brownie Layer:
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1 Tbsp red food coloring
1 tsp vinegar
2 eggs
3/4 cup flour
1/4 -1/2 cup walnuts (I actually used pecans)

Cream Cheese Layer:
8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/8 tsp vanilla

Spray or butter an 8 x 8 baking dish.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  For brownie layer, melt 1 stick butter.  Mix the melted butter with sugar, vanilla, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder, salt, food coloring, and vinegar in that order, mixing in between each.  Whisk eggs and add to cocoa mixture.  Fold in flour followed by nuts.  Pour into baking dish reserving about 1/4 cup.
For the cream cheese layer, blend all of the ingredients and pour over the brownie layer like so: