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The perfect Valentine’s dessert! Red velvet brownies with white chocolate buttercream frosting is so decadent with the sweet and fluffy frosting and cakelike brownie base!
Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

With Valentine’s day coming up all I can think about is all the fantastic red velvet desserts like these red velvet brownies with white chocolate buttercream frosting. They are the perfect holiday dessert!

Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting on cooling rack

Honestly, you will need to make plans to share these brownies with buttercream frosting or you will be tempted to eat them all yourself.

Plus it is such an easy cake mix recipe, that if you really wanted to, you could make it again and again. Talk about danger, especially for those of us that made New Year’s resolutions we’re trying to stick to!

Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate buttercream frosting on a plate

But, if you need a little more temptation in your life and love red velvet just as much as I do, make sure you try our Mini Red Velvet Cheesecakes recipe, Red Velvet Kiss Cookies recipe, and perfect for a Valentine’s day breakfast, our Red Velvet Crepes recipe!

Ingredients Needed For This Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe:

Brownies: 

  • Red Velvet Cake Mix
  • Butter
  • Egg
  • Water
  • Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Chopped walnuts (optional)

White Chocolate Buttercream:

  • Butter
  • Vanilla extract
  • White chocolate
  • Heavy cream
  • Powdered sugar
Ingredients for Red Velvet Brownies

How To Make This Red Velvet Brownies Recipe:

Begin by preheating the oven to 325 degrees.

Then, in a medium mixing bowl, combine together the egg, butter, and water. 

Red Velvet Brownie batter

Next, add in the box of brownie mix and stir everything together until all of the lumps are gone and well combined. 

Now add in the chocolate chips and nuts to the brownie batter and pour it into a greased 9×13 inch pan. 

Red Velvet Brownie Batter with Chocolate Chips

Bake those in the oven for 40-45 minutes. 

When they are done, let them cool for about 15 minutes and place the brownies on a wire cooling rack. 

How To Make This White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:

To make the frosting, cream the butter with a hand or stand mixer until it is soft and fluffy. This should take about 3-5 minutes.

Ingredients for White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Once it’s soft and fluffy add in the vanilla extract.

Now, with the mixer on low speed, slowly add in the powdered sugar about a ½ cup at a time, making sure the powdered sugar is completely combined before adding more. 

After all of the powdered sugar has been added, beat it on medium speed for about 30 seconds, then scrape down the bowl.

Melt the white chocolate in the microwave for about 30-second increments, stirring in between until the chocolate chips are completely melted and smooth. 

White Chocolate poured into buttercream frosting mixture

Add the melted white chocolate to the butter mixture, and beat it on a medium speed until it is well incorporated with the sugar mixture. 

Once that is done, turn the mixer back to low and add in the heavy cream and beat the sugar mixture on a medium speed until you get the consistency you desire. 

When the brownies are cooled, spread the frosting over top evenly.

Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

To Make This Red Velvet Brownies Using Cake Mix You Will Need:

  1. 9×13 inch pan
  2. Nonstick spray
  3. Medium mixing bowl (2)
  4. Microwave safe bowl
  5. Spatula
  6. Hand or stand mixer (I love THIS one!)
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Red Velvet From Scratch:

Like most things it is always nice to know how to make things from scratch. I love being about to say I made something from scratch.

If that is you and you want to make this recipe without using a box of red velvet cake mix, take a look at the red velvet cake mix recipe from Budget101.

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Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

The perfect Valentine’s dessert! Red velvet brownies with white chocolate buttercream frosting is so decadent with the sweet and fluffy frosting and cakelike brownie base!
Serving15 Servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
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Ingredients

Brownies

  • 15.25 ounces Red Velvet Cake Mix, 1 box
  • ¾ cup butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts, optional

White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces white chocolate
  • 1 Tablespoon heavy cream
  • 2½ cups powdered sugar

Equipment

Instructions

Brownies

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Combine egg, butter, water in a bowl. Add box mix, stir until the ingredients are combined, and lumps are gone.
  3. Add chips and nuts, and pour mixture into the greased 9×13-inch baking pan.
  4. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
  5. Let cool for 15 minutes and place the brownies on wire cooling rack.

White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

  1. Cream butter until soft and fluffy (about 3-5 minutes), then beat in the vanilla.
  2. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add in powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time; allow the sugar to mix in before adding the next 1/2 cup.
  3. Once all of the sugar has been added, beat on medium speed for 30 seconds and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  4. Add in the melted white chocolate and beat on medium speed until incorporated.
  5. With the mixer on low, add in heavy cream and beat at medium speed until the frosting has reached your desired consistency.

Notes

Cake
  • If you don’t want to use a box mix cake, directions for homemade Red Velvet Cake Mix is above.
  • When you add in the box of brownie mix, stir everything until lumps are gone and well combined.
Frosting
  • Make sure your mixer is on low speed when adding in the powdered sugar.
  • Add about a ½ cup at a time.
  • Make sure the powdered sugar is completely combined before adding more.

Nutrition

Calories: 559 kcal · Carbohydrates: 54 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 38 g · Saturated Fat: 16 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 55 mg · Sodium: 387 mg · Potassium: 264 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 40 g · Vitamin A: 516 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 88 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
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Published: February 9, 2021Updated: December 13, 2024

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Questions & Reviews

  1. Jenny Flake says:
    Those brownies look AMAZING! ... LOVING those flavors :D
  2. Reggie says:
    Can you leave out the heavy whipping cream in the frosting or use something else?
  3. Cyd says:
    You could use milk and it will still be great.
  4. diane says:
    I am disappointed that the recipe uses a cake mix; I was hoping for something "from scratch." Would love it if you could post a rendition of this recipe without a mix.
  5. Selen says:
    Hello, Yes it looks amazing,but can you please give us a recipe of the red velvet cake mix? I live in a country,where you can not get those things as a prepared mixture . Please illuminate us :) greetings
  6. Ellen says:
    This is a dumb question; but for the 4 oz white chocolate, can I use Premier White morsels? (white chocolate chips)
  7. Tlynn says:
    Can you tell me how much batter one cake mix box produces? I would love to make these from scratch, just not sure how much batter I need to make! Thanks! :)
  8. Cyd says:
    White chocolate chips will work great!
  9. Bobbi Convery says:
    I made these over Christmas - oh my gosh, they are so good!!
  10. Jenelle says:
    I made these around Christmas, following the recipe exactly. But these were definitely *not* brownies. They came out the same texture as any red velvet cake, crumbly and falling apart, requiring a fork and plate to eat. Unless you're altering the recipe and making the mix from scratch (rather than using a box mix), I doubt you'll be able to achieve a true brownie consistency. Don't get me wrong, they were very tasty! Just not what I was looking for or expecting.
  11. L Coleman says:
    I made them today and the same thing happened to us. Followed directions; crumbled apart.
  12. Angie J says:
    I doubled the recipe exactly to make enough for a large group so maybe that is what went wrong. They are still very good however, red velvet cake mix tends to be dry anyway so next time I will definitely add another egg and a little more water. I followed the recipe provided to a T but the batter came out extremely thick and difficult to spread evenly over the pan. The frosting became too thick as well as I gradually added the powdered sugar so I added a little milk and it turned out fantastic. I will for sure alter both the mix and the frosting the next time.
  13. ab says:
    Where is the sugar?! I used the from scratch method, using only the 'mix' ingredients from the linked page but there is no sugar in that mix. (It comes when you actually prepare the cake.) HELP!
  14. Momma Cyd says:
    Here is the ingredients for the homemade version. It's on the link. Just scroll down farther and you'll see it. To Make a Red Velvet Cake 2/3 c. mayonnaise 3 c. white sugar 3 eggs 1 tbsp. vanilla 2 c. applesauce, unsweetened 2 tsp. red food coloring Beat together mayonnaise and half of the sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, remaining sugar, vanilla, food coloring and applesauce. Add the contents of 1 jar mix and add to applesauce mixture a little at a time: beat well after each addition. Pour the batter into prepared cake pans and bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched in the center. Red velvet cake is often frosted with a simple Cream Cheese frosting.
  15. Ab says:
    Thanks momma cyd, I saw that. So that will make a red velvet CAKE, but I want brownies. Wouldn’t I need to alter the recipe?
  16. CC says:
    These were delicious! Left out the icing, but still a yummy twist on brownies with the red velvet mix.
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