Name: Red Velvet Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 17 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 cup unsalted butter, (softened); 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; red food gel or food colouring; 16 oz cream cheese, (softened); 1/2 cup salted butter, (softened); 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 2 tsp clear vanilla extract; sprinkles

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Red Velvet Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 17 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

489KCAL

Protein

5g10% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat26g

34%

Saturated16g

79%

Unsaturated10g

—

Total Carbs60g

22%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars41g

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incl. Added Sugars40g

80%

Starch17g

—

Sodium294mg

13%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Cocoa-based bars with a creamy red velvet flavor, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. The vibrant color and festive appearance make these especially suited for Valentine's Day or Canada Day celebrations.

Ingredients

17 SERVINGS

Bars

3 cupsall-purpose flour
⅓ cupunsweetened cocoa powder
½ tspsalt
1 tspbaking soda
1 cupunsalted butter — softened
1½ cupsgranulated sugar
2large eggs
2 tspvanilla extract
red food gel — or food colouring

Frosting

16 ozcream cheese — softened
½ cupsalted butter — softened
3½ cupspowdered sugar
2 tspclear vanilla extract
sprinkles

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Method

30m total

Read the method on A Taste of MadnessCathleen Childs’s original page

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