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Delicious red velvet brownies with a vanilla cheesecake swirl!

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So the time has come, to give you… RED. VELVET. BROWNIES. Yeah, that’s right – red velvet brownies. This is a recipe that has been requested for longer than I can remember, so I am finally giving you the ultimate dream!

Some people may be a little confused from the beginning here about how you can have red velvet in brownie form, but roll with me. It’s possible. And it’s DELICIOUS. 

SO! To explain the bake… red velvet cake is basically a chocolate and vanilla cake, that is also red. Originally, they were not made using red food colouring, but these days, it’s just the easiest and most straight forward route. 

The main issues with baking red velvet cakes has always been using the incorrect food colouring. I will say it over and over again.. you MUST use good quality colouring. Cocoa powder is a vital ingredient, but also the ingredient that can cause food colouring not work with it being brown and all. 

Anyway! To make the classic red velvet cake into a brownie.. you sorta have to combine several recipes. I essentially combined the ideas of my red velvet cake, Brownies, and Blondies all in one. The quantities vary slightly in comparison to them all, and basic ingredients differ, but otherwise… they’re so similar!

I use Red Extra food colouring, because it is just the ultimate for this situation. I use it for all red velvet bakes, and pretty much anything I do that needs to be red. Honestly, it is just such good quality! If you use a supermarket own brand, it just will NOT work. Also, the amount you need to use is rather disgusting.. this way, you don’t need much at all!

For red velvet to be red velvet these days… you need cocoa powder, vanilla, white vinegar and buttermilk. For these brownies however, you need the cocoa powder, vanilla and white vinegar along with the other ingredients. 

I tried to incorporate buttermilk into them, but it just didn’t float at all. Neither did the bicarbonate of soda which is also found in the cakes often! Either way, I feel like this does have enough ingredients in to be called red velvet brownies. 

For the cheesecake swirl, it’s a very similar recipe to the cheesecake in my cheesecake brownies just because I love it so much! You just have to stir it all together as little as possible to make it smooth, and then swirl it in!

The best way I found to achieve the swirl is to add in 90% of the mix into the tin, dollop/pour the cheesecake over, and then add on the rest of the brownie mix. Swirl it through, and bake! The cheesecake will sink into the brownie, but this way you get folds of cheesecake throughout, and it’s the best!

I hope you love this recipe as much as I do! x

Red Velvet Brownies!

Delicious Red Velvet Brownies with a Vanilla Cheesecake Swirl!
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Category: Traybakes
Type: Brownies
Keyword: Red Velvet
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Cooling Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 16 Pieces
Author: Jane's Patisserie

Ingredients

Red Velvet Brownies

  • 150 g Unsalted Butter
  • 275 g Caster Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tsp Red Food Colouring
  • 4 Medium Eggs
  • 30 g Cocoa Powder
  • 125 g Plain Flour
  • 1 tsp White Wine Vinegar

Cheesecake Swirl

  • 250 g Full-Fat Cream Cheese
  • 75 g Caster Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Egg Yolk

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan and line a 9x9" square tin with parchment paper!
  • Beat together your Butter and Sugar until combined!
  • Add in the Vanilla and Red Food Colouring - I find it easier to mix these two together to make a thinner paste, and then mix into the Butter/Sugar!
  • Add in the Eggs one at a time, beating each time. Add in the Cocoa Powder, and Flour, and beat again.
  • Finally, add in the White Wine Vinegar - and mix. You want to mix this mixture as little as possible!
  • In a separate bowl, add your Cream Cheese, Sugar and Vanilla and beat till smooth. Add in the Egg Yolk and mix again!
  • Pour 90% of your Brownie Mixture into the tin - dollop over the cream cheese mix, and then dollop over the last little bit of Brownie Mix
  • Swirl the mixture together - and then bake in the oven for 28-35 minutes. Mine were in for 30!
  • Leave to cool in the tin for 20-30 minutes or so, and then cool fully on a wire rack!

Notes

ENJOY!

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121 Comments

  1. Chantelle Bartlett on February 6, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    5 stars
    Made these brownies at the weekend and managed to make 2 batches of them, and wow they were the best brownies I’ve made!!

    Took a batch into work and cut them into small brownie bites and my work colleagues were saying how amazing and delicious they were, then went in seconds!!

    My tips for people who have struggled to make them –
    – I used the recommended red velvet paste
    – I used mascarpone cheese as it was more solid and it didn’t leak through the bottom
    – I used a cocktail stick to make the swirls with the cream cheese
    – The first batch I cooked, I did for 35 mins, however the second I did I cooked for 30 mins and they tasted less dry and were very gooey which was the best part
    – I allowed the brownies to cool down fully, then once they were cool I put them in the fridge for 24 hours

    I think they key to this recipe is to be patient, I wouldn’t recommend eating them straight after they’ve cooked as I don’t think they’re those type of brownies unfortunately!!

    Hope this helps!

    Fab recipe I shall be making it again, thankyou!!!

    • Michelle Jones on February 11, 2024 at 8:13 pm

      Hi there ,
      Just wondering do you actually need the white wine vinegar, as I don’t have any to hand and probably wouldn’t use it again….thanks



  2. Dree on April 2, 2023 at 8:37 pm

    Wanting to make these but was wondering can I use regular sugar and regular butter these were bought by someone else instead of the right ones you listed

    • Jane's Patisserie on April 5, 2023 at 9:42 am

      Hiya! What do you mean by regular butter and regular sugar? x



    • Victoria on April 8, 2023 at 6:18 pm

      Caster sugar = powdered sugar. If you only have granulated Sugar (“regular sugar” here in the US) you can make your own. Just put granulated sugar in a blender or food processor and process until superfine or “powdered”. If you are going to use the sugar immediately, you don’t need to add anything to it. If you want to make enough powdered sugar to store to use later, add 1 tsp cornstarch for each cup of sugar you are grinding… hope this helps!



    • Kat on April 29, 2023 at 8:29 am

      Sorry, just wanted to say that caster sugar is not at all the same as powdered sugar! Granulated should work fine, soft brown sugar would also work. If by regular butter you mean salted, it should be fine



  3. Erika Stouffer on March 2, 2023 at 8:54 pm

    5 stars
    I have tried to make red velvet brownies in the past but all of the recipes I tested did not work so I really did not expect this one to work. I put the brownies in the oven for 35 minutes and when I took them out they were not done so I put them back in and lowered the heat and let them cook for 10 more minutes and let them cool before trying it. This is the best red velvet brownies I have ever made, I will definitely be making this again

    • ashely on June 27, 2023 at 1:33 pm

      hi, i wanted to ask if you used caster sugar or granulated sugar for the brownies, and did they come flavorful? i have a huge problem with desserts tasting bland, even though i make sure to follow it to a T! it could be my fault of course, but i am curious ♡



  4. Bitsy on November 21, 2022 at 2:56 pm

    How do i get this recipe into tsp, tablespoon and measuring cups?

  5. Llio on November 3, 2022 at 2:44 pm

    Hi,
    I made these today. Baked for 33 minutes, it was still slightly wobbly in the middle. I left them in the tray for over half an hour. When I went to turn them onto the wire rack the middle weeped through the rack. The middle was not cooked at all.
    Any advice please?

    • Jane's Patisserie on November 3, 2022 at 8:37 pm

      Hiya! I always bake them until there is a slight wobble in the middle, then leave them to ‘set’ overnight in the fridge. Hope this helps! x



  6. Sophie on October 23, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    Hi Jane, I’ve baked a lot of your brownie recipes and usually use gluten free flour without making any other adaptions and they’re still amazingly gooey. Reading the recipe this sounds different to other brownie recipes, do you think I can still use gf flour without any other adaptions? Thanks in advance 🙂

    • Jane's Patisserie on October 27, 2022 at 2:55 pm

      Hiya! I personally have not tested this – but let me know the outcome if you do! x



  7. Angie on September 27, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    I made these the other day, and Oh My Gosh!!!! They are delicious! I have one question though, I was wondering if they can be made a bit more fudgy. Can I substitute some of the butter with vegetable oil?

    • Jane's Patisserie on October 6, 2022 at 3:45 pm

      Hiya! Unfortunately I personally have not tested this, so I cannot say for certain! Hope this helps! x



  8. Kate on August 4, 2022 at 1:47 am

    How would this work for a cake recipe, have some who loves these but wants it in their wedding cake

    • Jane's Patisserie on August 5, 2022 at 9:02 am

      Hiya! Take a look at my Red Velvet cake recipe! Hope this helps, enjoy! x



  9. Laura on March 2, 2022 at 2:02 pm

    This is the only recipe of your I haven’t been able to get right 🙁

    The cream cheese was very runny, I didn’t over mix but it just didn’t seem to at any point be a spoonable mixture.

    Baked it and had the wobble in the middle but it’s raw at the bottom.

    Such a shame as it smells so good!!!! Gutted is an understatement. Any ideas where I went wrong?

    • Jane's Patisserie on March 7, 2022 at 8:52 am

      Hiya! The cheesecake mix will naturally be slightly thinner as it is baked – it sounds like it just needed slightly longer in the oven! Hope this helps! x



  10. cassie on February 10, 2022 at 2:12 pm

    Can I substitute the white vinegar wine for lemon? Thank you in advance

    • Jane's Patisserie on February 15, 2022 at 3:14 pm

      Hiya! Yes it’s absolutely worth a go! Hope this helps! x



  11. Aimee on September 19, 2021 at 7:40 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Jane!

    I’ve just made this recipe today. It is so straight forward to follow.

    However I think I totally messed up lol! It came out more like a sponge and the cheesecake mixture didn’t have the thick layers like pictured.

    Have I over swirled and over baked them?

    I definitely kept them in longer as every time I checked them it seemed really wobbly in the middle? I cooked them until there was no mixture left on the knife I used to check if it was baked.

    Should I have left it wobbly

    • Jane's Patisserie on September 23, 2021 at 10:59 am

      Yes, you have over mixed, and over baked! The wobbly part will come from the cheesecake, and a knife check doesn’t work for brownies, unfortunately! So yes it needs to be wobbly! x



  12. Marily on September 9, 2021 at 4:01 pm

    5 stars
    These were sooooo delicious!!! I honestly couldn’t stop eating them 🙂 Thank u for this delicious recipe!!!

  13. Emily Gray on May 22, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    Hi Jane,
    I used tesco own cream cheese but after mixing all the ingredients together it was literally so runny, like gold top milk, is this correct or should it be thicker & more solid? If so what have I done wrong? Should it be philidelphia? It made the swirling very hard as it just ran all over the mixture like milk.
    Thank you

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 24, 2021 at 12:39 pm

      Hello, it does sound a bit thin so it could have been the cream cheese or it being over mixed xx



    • Helen-Rose Yeoman on May 26, 2021 at 9:10 pm

      Mine was the same and didn’t over mix 🙁



    • Jane's Patisserie on May 28, 2021 at 11:10 am

      Hey, how did it bake though? it s naturally a runnier mixture xx



    • Sue on September 22, 2021 at 2:33 pm

      Exactly the same for me, I used Waitrose Full Fat. I had to pour it in it was so runny. In the oven now, goodness knows how they will turn out. So disappointed as Jane’s recipes always work



    • Jane's Patisserie on September 23, 2021 at 10:54 am

      Baked cheesecake mix is always runnier – this has nothing to do with the recipe. It will still bake absolutely fine!



  14. Molly on April 29, 2021 at 2:42 pm

    Hi Jane,
    Really looking forward to trying this recipe. However i have my 23cm tin, and im thinking how will this make 16 servings as mentioned in your recipe. Am i right to say 23cm square tin is basically 9×9?

    Thanks

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 8, 2021 at 2:38 pm

      Hey, yes it is the same xx



  15. Stella on April 16, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    Can you do this without the cheesecake swirl?

    • Jane's Patisserie on April 17, 2021 at 11:28 am

      You can, but they’ll be a bit blah without in my opinion!



  16. Sharon on March 8, 2021 at 10:21 pm

    Hi Jane

    I have made this several times and absolutely love it, could this be done as a cake? As what I love most is the creme cheese that is swirled throughout the sponge and not just a layer of creme cheese between 2 sponges

  17. Pinky Ramgi on February 27, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    Hi Jane what brand cocoa powder do u recommend using as I have tried making red velvet bakes before using the sugarflair extra red but it never comes out as dark red is it something to do with the cocoa powder, as I’d ljve to make these they look amazing, tia x

    • Jane's Patisserie on February 28, 2021 at 11:34 am

      I use Barry cacao as I buy large bags – and its 100% so its quite a darker colour! x



  18. Holly on February 11, 2021 at 1:36 pm

    Hey these look amazing I think they are going to be my valentines bake!❤️ I was just wondering if I could use white chocolate chip instead of cream cheese or would this not work? I’d like to drizzle white chocolate on top so thought it would be easier to put it inside too? Or would it taste strange

    • Jane's Patisserie on February 13, 2021 at 8:06 am

      They would do – but usually I find these need the cream cheese mixture so that they are nicer! The base brownie is a bit plain/cakey so it may be the same if you just use the white chocoalate chips x



  19. Lucy on February 10, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    Hey, could I add red velvet baileys to this recipe and if so, would I have to add more/less of any of the other ingredients? Thank you x

    • Jane's Patisserie on February 13, 2021 at 3:17 pm

      You could add it to the cheesecake mixture! I haven’t tried it myself, but maybe 3-4 tbsp? X



  20. Kiki on February 7, 2021 at 8:23 pm

    4 stars
    Hey,

    Made this recipe this evening followed the steps but when I’ve taken it out the brownie tin once it’s been cooling for 30 mins it’s still raw in the middle but the corners were cooked, any tips or ideas what I could do ?

    I tried to put it back in the oven once I’d cut it up into slices but still a bit runny…

    The corners were really nice though xxx

    • Jane's Patisserie on February 8, 2021 at 8:53 am

      Unfortunately adding a cooled cake back into the oven isn’t going to work and generally should be avoided – it sounds like your oven needs to have a lower temp and bake for longer instead so its a more even bake! x



    • Diana Marie on October 9, 2021 at 4:04 pm

      Can I use liquid food color and regular white vinegar. Unfortunately, the exact items you listed are not available in my area.



  21. Jen on February 3, 2021 at 7:20 pm

    4 stars
    Hi Jane,

    I’ve just tried making this recipe, followed every step from tour recipe and baked it for 24 minutes and it came out sponge like omelette as my partner said 🙈

    • Jane's Patisserie on February 3, 2021 at 7:22 pm

      Sounds over baked! It may be the oven was too hot so it made the cheesecake part go weird and over bake x



  22. Hazel on January 31, 2021 at 10:08 pm

    I made these a few days ago, and they are SO GOOD, I’m this close to eating the entire tray!

  23. Holly on January 26, 2021 at 11:51 pm

    Hi, I’m hoping to make this recipe soon as it looks so delicious, but I was just wondering ifI double the recipe and use an 11×11 tin will it still work? I don’t have a smaller one unfortunately
    Thanks in advance 🙂

    • Jane's Patisserie on January 28, 2021 at 7:25 pm

      I think for an 11″ square you would only need to use another half of the recipe rather than double (And I’m not certain on baking times) but it would work! X



  24. Rachel on January 12, 2021 at 9:38 am

    Hello, I was wondering if I could try and make them pink velvet instead 🙊 do you think this would work or they would go an odd colour because of the cocoa? Thanks in advance, you are my go to for all my baking recipes ♥️♥️♥️ Xxxx

    • Jane's Patisserie on January 13, 2021 at 12:26 pm

      Because of the cocoa you might struggle somewhat to get a nice pink xx



  25. Emily on January 6, 2021 at 9:55 am

    5 stars
    So excited to try these! Can I use stork for the brownie? Or a baking spread? Thankyou

  26. Sharon on November 28, 2020 at 6:28 pm

    Hi Jane

    When you say beat together the butter and sugar, do I melt the butter first or beat the butter when it is soft

    Sharon

    • Jane's Patisserie on November 28, 2020 at 8:25 pm

      Just beat the butter or a baking spread together with the sugar like you would with a cake x



    • Sharon on November 29, 2020 at 10:14 am

      Thank you



  27. Mandy Archer on November 10, 2020 at 7:05 pm

    Hi, I made these and they tasted so good. I didn’t get the crisp top that I do in regular brownies, did I do something wrong or is this how they are?

    • Jane's Patisserie on November 10, 2020 at 8:20 pm

      That is just how these are – they are too different to an actual brownie xx



  28. Aashika on November 4, 2020 at 1:48 pm

    Could I use golden caster sugar instead of normal?

  29. Rashi jain on October 25, 2020 at 10:41 am

    What is the egg replacement in brownie n cheeseswirl ?

  30. KC on October 24, 2020 at 2:31 pm

    4 stars
    Hi is it okay to use distilled vinegar instead of white vinegar, I checked online and distilled vinegar is mainly better for baking so I was just wondering?

    • Jane's Patisserie on October 24, 2020 at 8:06 pm

      I use white wine vinegar in all of my baking if I need a white vinegar – it can be swapped for apple cider vinegar or other white vinegars! All work the same.



  31. Jo on October 15, 2020 at 9:57 pm

    Hi would I be able to make these using a dairy free/Vegan cream cheese?

    Thank you

  32. Zoe on October 13, 2020 at 9:43 am

    Hi Jane, would the recipe still work if I didn’t include the cheesecake part and added white chocolate chips instead? Thanks

    • Jane's Patisserie on October 13, 2020 at 11:31 am

      Yes – although they are a bit plain without the cheesecake! x



  33. Bakes Me Happy on September 20, 2020 at 8:55 pm

    Can these be frozen? X

  34. Makasha on August 9, 2020 at 6:28 am

    Hi I’m planning to cut the recipe in half and bake it in an 8×8″ tray, would that be alright? What adjustments do you recommend in doing so?

    • Jane's Patisserie on August 9, 2020 at 5:25 pm

      Half is about a 7×7″ – so it may be a bit thin if used in an 8″ x



  35. Kye on August 1, 2020 at 8:11 am

    5 stars
    Hi Jane, these are excellent and I need to make some for a socially distanced event. Can I make them in a large baking tray. Or should I use 3 or 4 “9×9” trays?

    • Jane's Patisserie on August 1, 2020 at 10:17 am

      Hey! As they are baked into a 9×9″ tray for the best results (due to timings etc) I would maybe do the 3 or 4 9×9″ xx



  36. Katie Morrison on July 20, 2020 at 10:34 am

    5 stars
    These taste amazing!! I only had supermarket colouring in and did have to use a lot just to get a little red tint to it so have now ordered the gel colouring you recommended and will definitely make them again!

    • Jane's Patisserie on July 20, 2020 at 2:12 pm

      Ahh yay! I hope the good colour works wonders for you! X



  37. Mark Murphy on July 18, 2020 at 1:40 pm

    Hi, the cheesecake filling, is it block cream cheese or spreadable? It is ridiculously hard to get block cream cheese regularly in the UK!! Thanks

    • Jane's Patisserie on July 18, 2020 at 4:34 pm

      I’m in the UK and just use Philadelphia! If you have block, use it, but if not – any full-fat soft cream cheese works.



  38. Emily on July 17, 2020 at 5:23 pm

    4 stars
    Just made these and struggled with getting a red colour. Maybe I used too much coco powder but I ended up using half a bottle of red colouring and it was still brown ☹️

    • Jane's Patisserie on July 17, 2020 at 7:37 pm

      What brand of food colouring did you use?



  39. Tina on June 12, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    Hey Jane what is the best way to check if thr brownie is done. Also the cream cheese mixture was quite liquid is that how it’s supposed to be?

    • Jane's Patisserie on June 12, 2020 at 7:10 pm

      Hey! So they should have a slight wobble still as they’ll continue to bake whilst cooling – and yes as it’s a baked cheesecake mix it can be more liquid!



  40. Charlotte on June 4, 2020 at 10:38 pm

    Just made these and followed the recipe. Why has my cheesecake mix sunk to the bottom?

    Think I’m going to have to throw the lot out 😭😭 did double the amount aswell

    • Jane's Patisserie on June 4, 2020 at 10:49 pm

      Hiya – it probably was because there was too much if you did double! And it may have been swirled in too much, so it sank!



    • Charlotte on June 9, 2020 at 9:09 pm

      I was making 2 trays of them so that’s why I doubled. I’ll try them again and not swirl so much x



  41. Jemma on June 4, 2020 at 2:42 pm

    I’m about to they baking these, I’m really looking forward to them as I have done the red velvet cookies and they were delicious. I was wondering if you are able to try making a red velvet, no bake, cheesecake. I have seen some on google, but because I know all of your recipes are amazing, I thought maybe you would be able to make the best one. 😀
    Jemma

    • Jane's Patisserie on June 4, 2020 at 7:43 pm

      I hope you love these, and I’m glad you liked the cookies! And its on my list to do!! x



  42. kathleen on June 2, 2020 at 9:37 pm

    Can I omit the Cheesecake Swirl? if so, will the baking time adjust?

    • Jane's Patisserie on June 3, 2020 at 8:54 am

      You can! The baking time will decrease quite a bit (not 100% sure how much)!



  43. Amreen Liaqat on June 1, 2020 at 9:24 pm

    5 stars
    Hiya i wanted to ask if you cant have white wine biniger what else can you use?as i want to use this recipe but notsure what to use instead

    • Jane's Patisserie on June 2, 2020 at 11:40 am

      I would use an apple cider vinegar, or another white vinegar!



  44. Lyn on May 28, 2020 at 3:58 pm

    I don’t have a 9″ Square tin would 8″ be too small? And 10″ too big? What about a 12 by 8 inch rectangular tin.

    Thanks

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 28, 2020 at 7:00 pm

      The 10″ square and 12×8″ rectangle are roughly the same size, and 1.2x the recipe – so the mix is a bit small for it, and the 8″ is about 0.8x the recipe. I would use the 8″, but bake for a bit longer!



  45. Lucy on May 20, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    I’m really looking forward to trying these. Thank you for your hard work preparing it! Would these be okay to bake into a foil tin and freeze for another time?

    Also any tips for cutting these when you’ve made them?

    Thank you

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 20, 2020 at 1:09 pm

      I don’t see why it wouldn’t work!! I just use a sharp knife to cut them! X



  46. Alice-May on May 11, 2020 at 10:28 pm

    5 stars
    10/10 for taste however, I used nearly half a bottle of food colouring and they still didn’t turn out red which was disappointing.
    Which food colouring would you recommend for next time, so I don’t face the same problem?

    Thank you. 😊

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 12, 2020 at 8:46 am

      Did you use supermarket colouring? Unfortunately as mentioned in the recipe post that will never work as they are awful – the one I use is linked on the post! x



  47. Ben on May 10, 2020 at 7:01 pm

    I’m just making these now and they’ve been in the oven for over 25 minutes and the top is still wobbling all over. What would you recommend?

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 11, 2020 at 9:08 am

      They will wobble slightly when coming out – and as mentioned you need to bake for about 28-35 minutes, so they just haven’t finished baking. Once you take them out, leave them to cool and they should firm up! Also, you can leave them in the fridge for a bit once cooled and that will help them set even more!



  48. Fal on May 10, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    4 stars
    Baked these brownies yesterday..
    Very straight forward recipe. Only used 180 g of Philadelphia.
    Cooked for 35 minutes. They were bit wobbly from the middle. But it did taste very delicious

    Very happy with the end product. Will definitely bake it again xx

  49. Georgia Barber on May 7, 2020 at 9:00 pm

    for the cream cheese, is there a certain you’d recommend? eg. Philadelphia

  50. MrsP30 on May 5, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    4 stars
    Just baked these brownies!
    The recipe was very easy to follow…
    Cooked for 28 mins (160 fan,) then another 2mins as they were far to wobbly.

    Left to cool for 3 hours, cut into 12 squares and they look a bit spongey (they were still quite wobbly in the middle when I took them out of the oven.)

    Not sure where I went wrong 🙁 They do taste very good though!

    If you’re going to make these, I’d maybe take them out even when you think they are waaay to under done and leave them to COMPLETELY cool before cutting. Maybe even leave until next day if you want them to firm up a bit!

    Over all, happy with the recipe and outcome, just I’d prefer them stodgier so will be making again!

    Thank you 🙂

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 6, 2020 at 8:41 am

      Hiya! Yes they probably needed 26-27 minutes or so in your oven, rather than the extra! Because of the swirl of the cheesecake, they will wobble a bit! You’ve just over baked them slightly is all 🙂



  51. christopher jobling on May 3, 2020 at 7:17 pm

    Hello
    I made the brownies today and they came out spongy like a sponge cake. Where do you think i went wrong?
    Thanks

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 3, 2020 at 7:19 pm

      That sounds like they are a bit over baked!



  52. sarah on April 8, 2020 at 11:38 am

    About to make this recipe, would you recommend frosting these brownies? if so, would you know of what a good flavour would be? Cream Cheese?

    • Jane's Patisserie on April 8, 2020 at 1:56 pm

      I personally think they’re good as they are – but feel free!



  53. Hannah Webb on January 28, 2020 at 10:11 am

    I don’t have any vinegar to hand. Will these work without it? Many thanks x

    • Jane's Patisserie on January 29, 2020 at 8:53 am

      It’s important, which is why it’s there. It’s for the colouring, and for the general bake.



    • Gy on May 2, 2020 at 12:41 pm

      Hi,

      Can I substitute the caster sugar with light brown soft sugar?



    • Jane's Patisserie on May 2, 2020 at 1:09 pm

      For these, it’s best to stick to white because of the colouring, but you can use it if need be – it could just be a darker colour.



  54. Lauren Andrews on January 24, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    Not to undo all your hard work in researching and testing this recipe, but is it possible to omit the red food colouring?

    • Jane's Patisserie on January 24, 2020 at 8:58 pm

      It won’t be a red velvet brownie if you do, and the recipe is designed to keep the red colour there so it would be a little odd.



  55. Samantha Parnell on January 20, 2020 at 5:50 pm

    Really looking forward to baking these red velvet brownies, can I add white chocolate chips or won’t they work? Thanks in advance x

  56. Em on November 12, 2019 at 8:44 am

    Hi! I am making these for the first time today (very excited!) and have 2 questions:
    1. Can I use dairy free spread in place of the butter as I only have this in the fridge?
    2. When beating, is it okay to use an electric whisk?

    Thanks!

    • Jane's Patisserie on November 12, 2019 at 4:07 pm

      I would recommend using genuine butter, but it should still be okay with something else like that. And you can for the brownies but for the cheesecake I would just use a spatula!



  57. Ritika on October 18, 2019 at 11:05 am

    5 stars
    DELICIOUS! the cake looks really delicious and mouthwatering. I’m sure my guests loved it!

  58. Zan on October 12, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    What’s the alternative I can use for white wine vinegar in the red velvet brownies ? I’d there a substitute?many thanks

    • B on September 8, 2021 at 1:06 pm

      Are these suitable for freezing?



    • Jane's Patisserie on September 13, 2021 at 2:28 pm

      Yes!!



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