Red Velvet Cherry Chocolate Brownies

Teresa Ambra

Spectacular brownie starting with a Red Velvet cake mix and cherry extract and Valentine-colored M&Ms. Then these brownies are iced with a luscious chocolate glaze. Great for holiday baking and Valentine's Day.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

BROWNIES:

1 box Duncan Hines 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.
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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