Texas Brownies
| 2 cups flour | 2 cups sugar |
| ½ cup butter | ½ cup shortening |
| 1 cup strong brewed coffee | ¼ cup dark ,cocoa |
| ½ cup buttermilk | 2 eggs |
| 1 tsp. baking soda | 1 tsp. vanilla |
| chocolate frosting(recipe follows) | |
In large mixing bowl, combine the flour &
sugar.
In heavy saucepan, combine butter , shortening, coffee & cocoa.
Stir & heat to boiling.
Pour boiling mixture over the flour & sugar in the bowl.
Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda & vanilla.
Mix well, using a wooden spoon, or high speed on electri mixer.
Pour into a well buttered 17½ x 11 inch jelly roll pan.
Bake at 400º for 20 minutes or until brownies test done in the center.
While brownies bake, prepare the frosting.
Frosting
| ½ cup butter | 2 tbsp. dark cocoa |
| ¼ cup milk | 3 ½ cups unsifted confectioners sugar |
| 1 tsp. vanilla | |
In a saucepan, combine butter, cocoa & milk.
Heat to boiling, stirring.
Mix in the confectioners sugar & vanilla. until frosting is smooth.
Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take out of oven.
Cool. Makes 48 bars.
