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Red Velvet Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting

thefirstyearblog.com · 2025 · 12 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

No chocolate, unlike 83% of recipes and more salt than 86%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 1221 brownie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • No chocolate at all, where 83% of recipes use some (most of those 111 to 250% of the flour weight).
  • More salt than 86% of recipes: 3.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 3 times as much.
  • More fat than 77% of recipes: 186% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 31%, 63rd percentileFat: 186%, 77th percentileSugar: 276%, 69th percentileEgg: 131%, 53rd percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 3.3%, 87th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled113 g
  • ¾ cup (90g) all-purpose flour90 g
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch≈ 8 g
  • ½ tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • ⅓ cup (28g) unsweetened natural cocoa powder28 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (248g) granulated sugar248 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • ¼ cup (59ml) vegetable oil≈ 55 g
  • 1 Tbsp white vinegar≈ 15 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tsp red gel food coloring≈ 4.9 g
  • 4 oz (114g) cream cheese (softened)114 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup (57g) unsalted butter (softened)57 g
  • 2-4 cups (227-454g) powdered sugar454 g
  • optional: 1/8 tsp salt and dash of milk or heavy cream≈ 0.6 g

flour 90 gbatter 800 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 1221 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Chocolate0% · 8th percentile
  • Cocoa31% · 63rd percentile
  • Fat186% · 77th percentile
  • Sugar276% · 69th percentile
  • Egg131% · 53rd percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt3.3% · 87th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 30 minutes

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