Lindsey Nordby

*DISCLAIMER: This is NOT my recipe! This recipe is from Gazelle Magazine.

I found this recipe a few years ago and it has been a fan favorite ever since. The richness of the brownie pairs so well with the sweetness of the cheesecake and it is so hard to not eat the whole tray at once. I hope you enjoy them as much as we have!

Yield: 16 brownies

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 5 tablespoons milk, divided
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring
• 2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 2 8oz packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 18 jelly roll pan with butter or spray with Baker’s Joy.
2. In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons milk, vanilla extract, red food coloring, and white vinegar.
3. Combine the dry and wet ingredients, until completely combined. The batter will be a really thick, almost moldable texture…but don’t worry, that’s what you want.
4. Remove 3/4 cup of the batter and place it in a medium bowl. Whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of milk (into the 3/4 cup of batter you just took out). Set aside the 3/4 cup batter.
5. Pour the remaining batter into the prepared jelly roll pan. Using a spatula, smooth out the batter to reach all the edges.
6. Now, in your stand mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until combined and there are no lumps.
7. Pour the cream cheese mixture on top of the red velvet layer and smooth mixture till it reaches all the edges.
8. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining red velvet batter (that you mixed with milk) onto the top of the cheesecake layer. Drag the tip of a knife through the red velvet and the cheesecake layers to create swirls.
9. Bake for 30 minutes, rotating half way through, or just until the center is set and it no longer jiggles.