Duwarmish Mud Bars
Source of Recipe
Aunt Saunny
Prep: 15 min, Cook: 15 min.
1 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup water
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. buttermilk
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 10x15 inch rimmed cookie sheet. Over low heat, melt together butter, cocoa and water. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together eggs, buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla. Add butter/cocoa mixture to egg mixture. Slowly add sugar, then flour and salt. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes. While bars are baking, prepare topping; combine and cook butter, salt, cocoa and buttermilk over medium heat. Remove pan from burner and add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts, if desired. Slowly pour hot topping over cake while cake is still hot, spreading with a spatula if necessary. Cut into bars while still warm. Cool before serving.
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