By Edna Posted on

Buttermilk Brownies Recipe

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Difficulty: Easy
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Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients:

Brownies

  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup cocoa
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Frosting

  • 4 tablespoons margarine
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2-1/4 cups sifted
  • confectioners’ sugar

Instructions:

Brownies

  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. In a large saucepan combine margarine, water and cocoa.
  3. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil.  Remove from heat and set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
  5. Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  6. Stir batter into hot cocoa mixture by hand until well combined.
  7. Pour into a greased and floured jelly roll pan (15″x10″).
  8. Bake for 20 minutes.
  9. While brownies are warm, pour the frosting over them.

Frosting

Note: This rich, fudgy frosting may be used on any of your favorite cakes.

  1. To make frosting, combine margarine, cocoa and buttermilk in a saucepan.
  2. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.
  3. Stir in vanilla and confectioners’ sugar.
  4. Immediately pour over the brownies, spreading to edges.
  5. If frosting becomes too hard to spread, return to the “warm” burner for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
  6. Cut brownies when cool.