TEXAS BROWNIES
TEXAS BROWNIES
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup strong brewed coffee
1/4 cup dark unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
2 Tbsp. dark unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
In bowl mix sugar and flour. In a saucepan, heat butter, shortening, coffee and cocoa until boiling. Pour ovoer flour and sugar mixture. Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Stir well. Pour into a well greased 17 1/2" X 11" jelly roll pan. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until done. While baking brownies, put butter, cocoa and milk in pan. Heat to boiling. Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Cool and then cut into 48 bars.