Red Velvet Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Source - http://www.dainty-chef.com/2012/02/red-velvet-brownies-with-cream-cheese.html

For the brownies:

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
2/3 cup water
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. red food coloring
For the Frosting:
Ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup (8 tbsp) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

 What you’ll do:

For the brownies:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Coat a 9 x13 pan with cooking spray. For easier removal, line the pan with foil leaving an overhang, then coat with more cooking spray. In a medium bowl, which together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter, and water to a simmer. Off the heat, whisk in chopped chocolate until smooth, let cool slightly. Once cooled, whisk in eggs one at a time. Once eggs are combined add in vanilla and food coloring. Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool.

For the frosting:

 In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until soft and fluffy then beat in the vanilla. 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. Once all of the sugar has been added, beat on medium speed for 30 seconds and scrape down the sides of the bowl.