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Red Velvet Cherry Chocolate Brownies

Teresa Ambra
Red Velvet Cherry Chocolate Brownies will have you drooling from the very first bite. These spectacular brownies starting with a Red Velvet cake mix with cherry extract and Valentine-colored M&Ms. Then the brownies are iced with a luscious chocolate glaze. Great for holiday and Christmas baking, special occasions and Valentine's Day.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 205 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9x13" glass baking dish
  • 2 mixing bowls
  • 2 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 pastry/piping bag or zip lock bag (without the bottom)
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

BROWNIES:

  • 1 box Red Velvet cake mix
  • 1 stick unsalted butter melted (1/2 cup)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 11.4 oz. bag Valentine-colored M&M’s (see note below)
  • 1/2 tsp. cherry extract

CHOCOLATE ICING:

  • 2 heaping tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp. water or more, if needed

Instructions
 

BROWNIES:

  • Pour cake mix into mixing bowl.
  • Add butter, eggs, cherry extract and M&Ms and mix until smooth.
  • Spray 9x13” baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Spread dough into pan and press in place with fork.
  • Layer will be thin.
  • Bake at 350° for about 20 minutes or until brownies test done with a toothpick.
  • Cool.
  • Drizzle chocolate icing over top.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE:

  • Stir cocoa and powdered sugar together.
  • Add vanilla and water a tablespoon at a time and whisk until you get a good spreading consistency.
  • Transfer mixture to plastic bag.
  • Cut off corner.
  • Pipe chocolate mixture over top of brownies and allow to set and cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: M&M’s used to make a cherry chocolate M&M during the holidays and for Valentine’s day several years ago. Since I was unable to find those this time, I used the Valentine’s Day mix of chocolate M&M’s in red, rose, pink and white colors along with ½ teaspoon cherry extract to achieve the same flavor. If you are able to locate cherry-chocolate M&M's omit the cherry extract in the recipe.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 164mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 171IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg
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