Last weekend, we hosted a couples game night at our house. We asked all of the guests to bring a dish and their drink of choice. With a baby and with work being really busy, I didn't have time to plan a typical over the top party that I usually throw. I decided to "sign-up" for dessert. Desserts are always my choice because they are simple and usually a favorite. I had already made regular brownies and rice krispie treats but needed one more dessert for my 3-tier serving dish. When I realized this, it was only 3 hours away from party time. I knew I had tons of red velvet cake mixes in the pantry, so I searched for a recipe I could make with it. I didn't want a cupcake or cake, so I decided on brownies!
Results: I liked these, didn't love them. I thought they were a bit cake like. But, hubs LOVED them. And a lot of the guests at the party said they were good. Hubs did tell me that the chocolate chips made it. He said he had one without a lot of chocolate chips and it was so so, but the one he had with loads of chips was amazing. Next time I make them, I'll add more chips. Another variation which would put these over the top is adding cream cheese icing! The recipe does have icing with it, but I left it out because I wanted to stack the brownies on a plate. Enjoy!
Red Velvet Fudge Brownies
Courtesy of Duncan Hines
Hands-On Time: | 10 minutes |
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Total Time: | 55 minutes |
Servings: | Varies |
Rating: | 4.5 stars |
Description:
Brownies.Ingredients
- 1 Duncan Hines box Red Velvet cake mix
- 3/4 cup butter, after melted
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups walnuts, chopped (optional)
Marble Frosting:
- 8 oz. butter cream frosting
- 4 oz. triple chocolate frosting
Baking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Combine egg, butter, water in a bowl. Add box mix, stir until the ingredients are combined, and lumps are gone.
- Add chips and 1 cup of nuts, and pour mixture into the greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes and place the cake on wire cooling rack.
- Frost brownie with butter cream frosting. Heat or microwave chocolate frosting for easy pouring. Pour 2 oz. chocolate frosting over butter cream layer.
- Use a fork to blend two frostings for a marbled appearance, to desired pattern. Sprinkle brownie with remaining nuts.
- Drizzle remaining chocolate frosting over the butter cream.
- Put the brownie in the freezer to cool. Allow 10 minutes, cut and serve.
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