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Southwest Buttermilk Brownies

Source of Recipe


The All-American Cowboy Cookbook






List of Ingredients



• 1 stick butter or margarine
  
• 1 cup boiling water
  
• 1/4 cup cocoa
  
• 1 cup vegetable oil
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 2 eggs, beaten
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• *
  
• -- For the Frosting --
  
• 1 stick butter or margarine
  
• 1/4 cup cocoa
  
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
  
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan, combine butter, boiling water, cocoa, and oil. Bring to a boil. Set aside.
   
   
2. Beat together sugar, eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, flour, salt and soda. Combine with hot mixture. Pour into a greased jellyroll pan. Bake for 25 minutes.
   
   
3. To make the frosting, combine butter, cocoa, and buttermilk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add sugar and vanilla. Spread over brownies. Sprinkle nuts on top.