In the Kitchen for Christmas with Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

Iced Buttermilk Brownies

 

My mom found this many years ago and our family has been making it ever since!

 

Ingredients:

What You Need (Brownies)

•             Two sticks butter

•             4 tablespoons cocoa

•             1 cup water

•             2 cups flour

•             2 cups sugar

•             1 teaspoon baking soda

•             1 teaspoon salt

•             2 eggs

•             ½ cup buttermilk

•             1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Buttermilk Fudge Icing:

What You Need:

•             One stick butter, melted

•             4 tablespoons cocoa

•             1 teaspoon vanilla

•             ½ cup buttermilk

•             Two cups powdered sugar (or a one pound box) sifted

 

What You Do:

•             Melt butter on the stovetop in a heavy saucepan and add cocoa and water. 

•             Bring to a boil and pour over dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl (flour, sugar, baking soda and salt)

•             Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla then stir until blended

•             Pour brownie batter into large sheet cake pan

•             Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for twenty minutes or until an inserted knife blade comes out clean

•             Frost while warm with the buttermilk fudge icing -blend all ingredients into the melted butter.  Icing will be thin enough to pour.  Pour over still warm brownies and let cool to a glossy finish.

Serving suggestion:

Serve warm with vanilla or chocolate ice cream