Red Velvet Cream Cheese Squares

Name: Red Velvet Cream Cheese Squares | Recipes
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 360 min
Yield: 24 bars
Ingredients: 1 package white cake mix (16.25 oz); 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 3/4 cup sugar, divided; 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), melted; 2 Tbsps red food coloring (1 oz bottle), divided; 1 Tbsps water; 3 eggs; 1 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips; 1 package cream cheese (8 oz), softened; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 container dairy sour cream (8 oz); 1 Tbsp milk

Details

Time: 6 hours
Skill Level: Intermediate
Yields: 24 bars

Beautiful red swirls lace the top of this delicate cheesecake dessert recipe. These tasty red velvet cream cheese bars have an elegance that makes this dish standout. HERSHEY'S Cocoa and HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips make this dish unforgettable.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Bake Time: 32 minutes
Cool Time: 1 hour
Chill Time: 4 hours

Ingredients

1 package

white cake mix (16.25 oz)
1/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3/4 cup

sugar, divided
1/2 cup

butter or margarine (1 stick), melted
2 Tbsps

red food coloring (1 oz bottle), divided
1 Tbsps

water
3

eggs
1 cup

HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 package

cream cheese (8 oz), softened
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 container

dairy sour cream (8 oz)
1 Tbsp

milk

READY TO MAKE THIS?

Directions

Equipment Needed 

Oven

13x9x2-Inch Baking Pan

Foil

Mixing Bowl

Bowl

Measuring Cups

Knife

Wire Rack

Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil beyond pan sides. Lightly grease foil.

Stir together cake mix, cocoa and 1/4 cup sugar; set aside 1/2 cup cake mixture. Mix remaining cake mixture with melted butter, 1 tablespoon red food color, water and 1 egg until dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips. Press dough evenly on bottom of prepared pan.

Beat together cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until well blended. Beat in sour cream and remaining 2 eggs. Set aside 1/2 cup cream cheese mixture; pour remaining mixture in crust, spreading evenly.

Beat reserved cake mixture, reserved cream cheese mixture, remaining 1 tablespoon red food color and milk until well blended. Drop by tablespoons onto vanilla batter in pan. Swirl with knife for marbled effect.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover; refrigerate until chilled. Cut into squares. Refrigerate leftovers.

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