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Red Velvet Cream Cheese Squares

Each of these Red Velvet Cream Cheese Squares has an elegant design that will bring beauty and bright color to any table. With decadent chocolate notes from genuine HERSHEY'S Cocoa and HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips, your guests will be so impressed by the flavor and presentation of this truly terrific dessert.  Are you curious about the origins of red velvet cake? When you're done enjoying this Red Velvet Cream Cheese Squares recipe, hop over to our blog to read about how red velvet made its way into our kitchens (and our hearts).

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:
24 bars
Prep:
25 Min.
Bake:
32 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

Prevent your screen from going dark while you bake.

Ingredients

  • 1 package
    white cake mix (16.25 oz)
  • 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?
You'll Need 
Oven
13x9x2-Inch Baking Pan
Foil
Mixing Bowl
Bowl
Measuring Cups
Knife
Wire Rack

Directions

Additional questions?