Chocolate-Buttermilk Brownies
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
This chocolaty dessert--known to some as Texas Sheet Cake and/or Chocolate-Buttermilk Sheet Cake-- has a rich and decadent flavor.
Servings:
24 bars
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 55 mins
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Ingredients
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2 cupsall-purpose floursee savings
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2 cupssugarsee savings
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1 teaspoonbaking sodasee savings
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1/4 teaspoonsaltsee savings
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1 cupbuttersee savings
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1/3 cupunsweetened cocoa powdersee savings
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2eggssee savings
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1/2 cupbuttermilk or sour milk (see tip,below)see savings
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1 1/2 teaspoonsvanillasee savings
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1 recipeChocolate-Buttermilk Frosting (see below)see savings
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 15x10x1-inch or a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2.
In a medium saucepan combine butter, cocoa powder, and 1 cup water. Bring mixture just to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add the cocoa mixture to flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until thoroughly combined. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3.
Bake for about 25 minutes for the 15x10x1-inch pan, 35 minutes for the 13x9x2-inch pan, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
4.
Pour warm Chocolate-Buttermilk Frosting over brownies, spreading evenly. Cool in pan on wire rack 1 hour. Cut into bars. Makes 24 bars
Chocolate-Buttermilk Frosting
In a medium saucepan combine 1/4 cup butter or margarine, 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, and 3 tablespoons buttermilk. Bring to boiling. Remove from heat. Add 21/4 cups powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. If desired, stir in 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted.
Chocolate-Cinnamon-Buttermilk Brownies
Prepare as above, except add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon to the flour mixture.
Tip
To make sour milk, place 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar in a glass measuring cup. Add enough milk to make 1/2 cup; stir. Let stand 5 minutes before using.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 244, Total Fat 11 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Monounsaturated Fat 4 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 193 mg, Carbohydrate 35 g, Total Sugar 25 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 4%, Iron 5%. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 2, Fat 2.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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