Texas Boiled Brownies Or Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup dark cocoa
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup brewed coffee
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• frosting
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons dark cocoa
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 1. combine flour and sugar in a large bowl using a wire whip.
• 2 2. in a microwave safe dish combine cocoa, butter, shortening and coffee. stir slightly, then microwave on high 2 minutes or until just boiling (note: do not over boil.).
• 3 3. pour hot mixture over dry ingredients and beat with a wire whip until smooth.
• 4 4. in a medium size bowl or 4 cup measuring cup, combine buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla. beat into batter until smooth.
• 5 5. heat oven to 400 degrees. use (a) if you wish to make brownies or (b) if you wish to make a cake.
• 6 (a) grease with butter a 11"x17.5" pan. spread batter evenly and bake 18-20 minutes. do not over bake.
• 7 (b) grease and flour a 9"x13" pan. spread batter evenly and bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of cake.
• 8 frosting:.
• 9 in a medium microwave safe bowl, combine butter cocoa and milk. microwave on high 2 minutes or until boiling at the edge of the bowl. add confectioners sugar slowly in batches, then add vanilla extract. beat until smooth.
• 10 cool brownies/cake about 20 minutes then frost.