Velvet Bars

These are so delicious and so easy to make. Perfect to give as a gift to your favorite valentine.

Velvet Bars

1 stick (8 Tbl.) butter, softened
1 german chocolate cake mix
1 egg
1 oz. bottle red food coloring

Cream Cheese Layer

16 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the bars: combine butter, cake mix, egg and red food coloring. Batter will be stiff. Spread into a greased 9 X 13 inch cake pan. For the cream cheese layer: Beat together the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. Spread over batter. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until bars barely start to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely before cutting.

*** not the creator of the recipe or the image. just sharing :)