Frosted Texas Brownies Recipes

Steps:

• Brownie: Preheat oven to 400°; grease an 11" x 17" jelly roll pan.
• Mix sugar and flour in a bowl; in a saucepan bring to boil the butter, shortening, water, cocoa and salt; pour cocoa mixture over flour mixture and stir until combined.
• Beat in buttermilk, baking soda, eggs and vanilla; pour into baking pan and bake for 15 minutes, until center is barely set; DO NOT OVERBAKE; the center of the brownie will be slightly puffed but, if not overbaked, will fall when cool.
• Frosting: Prepare the frosting while the brownie bakes; in same saucepan, bring to boil the butter, milk and cocoa; remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla; stir until smooth.
• Pour and spread over the brownie immediately after removing it from the oven; cool and refrigerate.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the sugar.
• In heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee or water and cocoa.
• Stir and heat to boiling.
• Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in te bowl.
• Add the buttermilk, eggs baking soda and vanilla.
• Mix well, using a wooden spoon or high speed on an electric mixer.
• Pour into a well buttered 17 1/2 by 11 inch jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until brownies are done in the center.
• While brownies bake, prepare the frosting.
• In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa and milk.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla, beat until frosting is smooth.
• Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven.
• Cool.
• Cut into 48 bars.

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine flour and sugar.
• In a large saucepan combine butter, shortening, cocoa, and coffee.
• Mix well and heat to boiling.
• Pour into the flour and sugar; mix well.
• Add the buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Pour into a well-greased 11x17 1/2 cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or till done.
• While brownies bake make the frosting.
• In a large saucepan combine the butter, cocoa, and milk; heat to boiling and mix well.
• Mix in the confectioners sugar and vanilla and mix till smooth.
• Pour warm frosting over the brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven.
• Cool; cut into 48 bars.

Steps:

• Mix all brownie ingredients. Bake in a greased 9x11 inch pan at 350°F for 20-25 minutes.
• While brownies are baking, mix all icing ingredients together. Set aside.
• Immediately ice brownie with icing while still hot.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the sugar.
• In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, water, and cocoa. Stir and heat to boiling.
• Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl.
• Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Mix well using a wooden spoon or high speed on an electric mixer.
• Pour into a well greased cookie sheet (17 1/2 x 11 inch) pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until brownies test done in center.
• While brownies bake, prepare the frosting. In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa, and milk. Heat to boiling and stirring constantly.
• Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth (you may have to whisk it).
• Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Let cool and cut into 40 bars.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter. Remove from the heat. Stir in cocoa; cool. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until blended. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture. Stir in vanilla and the cooled chocolate mixture until well blended. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-28 minutes (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in cocoa and vanilla. Add enough milk for the frosting to achieve spreading consistency. Spread over brownies. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a bowl, beat the butter, milk and vanilla; add cocoa. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled brownies. Decorate with sprinkles if desired.

Steps:

• BROWNIES: Combine flour& sugar in large mixing bowl.
• Melt butter& shortening in saucepan; add cocoa& coffee and heat to boiling.
• Pour boiling mixture over dry ingredients& mix well.
• Add remaining ingredients& mix well.
• Pour into greased 11 x 17 inch baking dish and bake in preheated 400F oven for 20 mins or until done.
• Allow to cool before icing.
• ICING: Melt butter in saucepan.
• Add cocoa& milk and heat to boiling.
• Add icing sugar& vanilla; mix well& spread over brownies.