Red Velvet Brownies with Creamy Cheese Frosting

Ingredients for output 15-16 squares

Brownies
60 gm Milk chocolate,chopped
120 gm Unsalted butter, cut into
cubes
1 Egg
180 gm Castor sugar
2 tbsp Red food coloring
1 tsp Vanilla essence
Pinch Salt
75 gm All-purpose flour

Cheese cream frosting
125 gm Cream cheese, softened
30 gm Unsalted butter, softened
70 gm Icing sugar

Method

Brownies

• Preheat the oven to 180'c. Butter and line the bottom of an square baking pan with parchment paper, letting the paper hang over both sides.
• In a bowl, over double boiler melt the chocolate with the butter. stir and let cool.
• In another bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, food coloring, salt and vanilla essence until smooth.
• Add the chocolate mixture and the flour and stir until smooth. spread into the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes with little moisture and not completely clean. Let cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

• In bowl, beat the cream cheese with butter and icing sugar until smooth and creamy. Spread the frosting over the cooled brownies. 
• Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. 
• Unmould and cut into shapes you like. Let warm to room temperature before serving.