I saw these red velvet bars on a recent episode of Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. I gave them a try and I thought they ended up tasting really good. The cake part has the same texture as a brownie and they tasted exactly like a cheesecake brownie. They were so easy to make. I cut the recipe in half and baked them for 42 minutes.
Red Velvet Bars
adapted from: Sandra Lee
Bars:
1 stick (8 Tbl.) butter, softened1 german chocolate cake mix
1 egg
1 oz. bottle red food coloring
Cream Cheese Layer:
16 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the bars: combine butter, cake mix, egg and red food coloring. Batter will be stiff. Spread into a greased 9X13 inch cake pan. For the cream cheese layer: Beat together the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. Spread over batter. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until bars barely start to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely before cutting.
These look so yummy! I will have to try them.
ReplyDeleteIt's so unladylike to drool all over my keyboard, but your recipe made me do it!
ReplyDeletei just found your blog {from your feature on Whipperberry's Friday Flair... congrats!} and I'm loving it! These Red Velvet bars look soooooo good! I just pinned them and can't wait to bake them soon!
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Delicious! Your sidebar to the left just keeps sucking me in further and further... :/ This recipe is beautiful! I think I'll save it for the holiday parties :D
ReplyDeletewhat is one cube of butter?
ReplyDelete@Anonymous - One cube of butter is the same as 1 stick of butter or 8 Tablespoons. - Jenn
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn -
ReplyDeleteI tried this recipe last night, and somehow, though seemingly simple, something went awry. They turned out super dry. :(
Perhaps an extra egg? Something to goo up the batter a bit more? Did I overmix?
I'm sorry they turned out dry for you. You could try adding an extra egg, but I would try baking them for a shorter period of time. - Jenn
DeleteWe were expecting the gooey part to be a bit sweeter, too... They were ok, but just a little bland.
DeleteI think you might be right....I think boyfriend's oven cooks faster than mine. I shall try again :)
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