Red Velvet





When my boyfriend comes over one of our hobbies is to bake together. It totally isn't my hobby that he's forced into doing. At the mention of "red velvet" and of "cream cheese" J freaked out big time so we (I) thought we'd give this recipe a go.

 

They aren't too rich but they could be accompanied perfectly with ice cream.

 



Red Velvet:
 2 eggs
4oz butter
8oz caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2.5oz cocoa powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 tbsp red food colouring
3/4 tsp white wine vinegar
3.5oz plain flour

Cream Cheese:
8oz cream cheese
2oz caster sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla

First preheat the oven to about 170 celcius, beat the eggs separately and put them to one side as you won't be needing them for a little while yet, I got my boyfriend helper J to do this.

After you have measured your butter, melt it completely so that you can add the rest of the ingredients.

Add your sugar, vanilla, cocoa, salt, food colouring and vinegar.

Mine looked a little lumpy, never mind, after this mix in the eggs,

Then fold in the flour, which will make it a lot smoother.

Pour into an brownie tin, leaving a couple of tablespoons of the mixture in the bowl.

Now onto the cream cheese, mix the cream cheese together in with the sugar, egg yolk and vanilla.

Spoon this mix on top of the red concoction, then pour the rest of the red on top of the cream cheese, with a knife, swirl between the different layers to create a pattern.

Then put in the oven for about 28 mins, or until a skewer or cocktail stick comes clean. While you're waiting for them to bake, you could wash up, like I did, or lick the bowl, like J did.

It should make 16 tasty brownies.

My boyfriend has the timer around his neck- not some bizarre medalion

They even had J's seal of approval, despite being "so full, I can't eat any more" he ate three.