Ingredients
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1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, plus
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3 teaspoons butter or 3 teaspoons margarine
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3/4 cup baking cocoa
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4 eggs
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2 cups sugar
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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6 teaspoons butter or 6 teaspoons margarine, softened
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2 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
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1/2 cup baking cocoa
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1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- In a saucepan, melt butter.
- Remove from the heat.
- Stir in cocoa and cool.
- While cooling, beat eggs and sugar in mixing bowl.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Gradually add to the egg mixture.
- Stir in the vanilla and cooled chocolate mixture and mix well.
- Spread into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-in.
- pan.
- Bake at 350 for 25-28 minutes of until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream the butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa and vanilla.
- Add enough milk until it achieves spreading consistency.
- Spread over brownies.
- Cut into bars and enjoy.