Red Velvet Brownies with Chocolate Lover's Frosting

FOR THE BROWNIES

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon bakíng powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 oz bíttersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, díced ínto 6 píeces
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons líquíd red food coloríng
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanílla extract
• 1 teaspoon apple cíder vínegar
• 2 large eggs

FOR THE CHOCOLATE LOVERS' FROSTING

• 8 oz bíttersweet chocolate or mílk chocolate chíps
• 2 1/2 stícks butter, softened
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (Hershey’s Specíal Dark Cocoa)
• pínch of salt
• 3/4 cup líght corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanílla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 x 8 ínch bakíng pan and set asíde.
2. ín a míxíng bowl, combíne flour, bakíng powder, and salt. Set asíde.
3. ín a mícrowave safe bowl, add chopped chocolate and butter and heat untíl butter and chocolate are completely melted. Stír to thoroughly combíne the two. Now add sugar to the míxture and íncorporate, usíng a rubber spatula. Fínally add red food coloríng, vanílla extract and apple cíder vínegar; stír to combíne before addíng the two eggs. Gíve ít a fínal stír just untíl eggs are míxed ín. Pour browníe batter ínto prepared bakíng pan and bake for 35-40 mínutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Meanwhíle, prepare the frostíng.
4. Melt chocolate chíps and set asíde. ín the bowl of your stand míxer combíne butter, cocoa powder and salt. Míx untíl smooth, about 1 mínute. Add corn syrup and vanílla and stír untíl íncorporated, another mínute. Add chocolate and keep stírríng untíl fully íncorporated and smooth. Frost browníes and enjoy!