1 c. butter or magarine
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. Baking soda
½ tsp. Salt
2 beaten eggs
½ c. buttermilk
1 ½ tsp. Vanilla
- Preheat the oven to 375. Grease a baking sheet
and set aside. Put butter, cocoa and 1 c. water in a medium
saucepan. Cook over medium high heat until it boils. Stir the
mixture constantly as it boils for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar,
baking soda and salt. Stir in eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix
until combined. Add cocoa mixture to the dry mixture and stir
together scraping the sides of the bowl.
- Open the oven door and place the greased baking
sheet on the flat, opened door. Pour the brownie mixture into the
baking sheet and carefully slide the pan onto the oven rack to
prevent spilling.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Add the frosting to the
brownies as soon as they come out of the oven.
- In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine ¼
c. butter, 3 Tbl. Buttermilk. Cook and stir until boiling. Stir for
3 minutes and remove from heat. Using and electric mixer, beat in 2
¼ c. powdered sugar. Add ½ tsp. Vanilla and stir until combined.
Pour over hot brownies and let cool slightly.
Frosting:
¼ c. butter or magarine
3 Tbl. Cocoa
3 Tbl. Buttermilk
2 ¼ c. powdered sugar
½ tsp. vanilla
