Photo: Red Velvet Bars Recipe
Ingredients
For Cake:
- 1 box (18 1/4 ounces) German chocolate cake mix (recommended: Betty Crocker)
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 ounce red food coloring (recommended: McCormick)
For Cream Cheese Layer:
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened (recommended: Philadelphia)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (recommended: McCormick)
Directions
Set up grill for indirect cooking over medium heat. Spray 9 by 13-inch foil pan with cooking spray; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat with an electric mixer on low speed, cake mix, butter, egg, and food coloring until combined. Press cake mixture into prepared pan; set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beat to combine. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake layer.
Place foil pan in a second foil pan for stability and insulation. Place on hot grill away from heat. Cover and bake 40 to 50 minutes. Rotate pan halfway through baking.
Remove from grill and cool completely before cutting.
INDOOR: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9 by13-inch baking pan lightly with cooking spray; set aside. Prepare bars as directed. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until bars barely start to pull away from sides. Cool completely before cutting.
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By Cooking For Smiles
on August 12, 2011
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The bars set up nicely and baked well, but the flavor was just not there for me. It felt like a cheesecake atop a brownie. If I was blindfolded, I would never have guessed they were "red velvet".
By Ulyanna-Polyanna
on August 08, 2011
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I absolutely love this recipe!!! I add cream cheese layer to many of my cakes now! It reminds me of Russian bakery! (I was born and raised in Russia. I used Red Velvet Cake mix instead of German chocolate cake mix the second time I cooked it - My husband loved it ;- I made it again for a party at my work - it was gone within minutes.
By kcheergrl
on July 26, 2011
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This recipe was very good! I made it for my little brothers baseball team and they loved it!!! My onlu problem was that they didn't taste much like red velvet usually does, more like chocolate cake with cream cheese on top. But i will use the recipe for the cream cheese frosting again!!
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