Ingredients
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2/3 cup flour
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7 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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10 1/2 tablespoons butter or 10 1/2 tablespoons margarine
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1 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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2 eggs
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2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
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1 cup chopped walnuts, optional
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3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
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1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
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3 tablespoons hot water
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3/4 teaspoon vanilla
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1/3 chopped walnuts, optional
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2 1/4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
Instructions
- To make brownies: Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
- Butter and flour 8-inch square baking pan or line pan with buttered and floured parchment paper.
- Sift together first 4 ingredients (flour- salt). Repeat (sifted twice). Set aside.
- Cream butter with sugar and vanilla until light.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Add corn syrup.
- Add dry ingredients, blending well. Stir in walnuts, if using.
- Spoon batter (batter will be very thick) into prepared pan, smoothing with plastic spatula or knife.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick tests clean.
- Cool while making frosting.
- To make frosting: Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler over simmering water or in microwave. Stir in sugar, water and vanilla.
- Spread frosting over brownie. Sprinkle with walnuts, if desired.
- Let stand until frosting sets and then cut into 8 squares.