Mini Red Velvet Brownies with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

Eggs + 1 egg yolk, large

1 tsp

Vanilla bean paste

1 cup

All purpose flour

1/2 tsp

Baking soda

9/16 cup

Brown sugar, packed

3 cups

Confectioners sugar

1 tbsp

Food coloring, red

1 3/4 cups

Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips

1 1/2 tbsp

Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powder

5 tbsp

Granulated sugar

3/4 tsp

Salt

2 tsp

Vanilla

1/4 cup

Butter, unsalted

8 oz

Cream cheese

1 1/8

Or sticks (or 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks)