2 cups sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
1 cup water
¼ cup dark, unsweetened cocoa
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
In
large bowl, combine flour & sugar.
In heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, water & cocoa. Stir and heat to boiling. Pour boiling mixture over flour mixture. Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda & vanilla. Mix well with electric mixer and pour into
well greased 17x11 jelly roll pan. Bake
at 350º for 20 minutes or until center tests.
Immediately pour frosting (see below) over hot brownies and allow to
cool.
Frosting:
½ cup butter 3½ cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp dark cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup milk
While
brownies are baking, prepare frosting in saucepan. Combine butter, cocoa, milk. Heat to boiling, stirring often then remove
from heat and quickly add powdered sugar and vanilla beating until smooth with electric mixer. Pour warm frosting over hot brownies. Makes approx 48 brownies.
