Coco-Walnut Brownie Loaf

By ghinman

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 3/4 cup of softened butter
• 3/4 cup of brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups unsifted flour
• 1/2 cup Hershey's coco
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 oz. container of plain yogurt (room temp.)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup of butter or margarine
• 3 tbs. milk
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cup of Hersheys coco
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• Walnuts, coarsley ground

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating until mixture is light and fluffy. Combine dry ingredients and add to cream mixture alternately with yogurt. Stir in the walnuts. Pour into greased and floured 9X5X3 in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 to 75 min. Cool for 10 min. and remove from the pan. Frost with the coco fudge frosting.

FROSTING:

Melt the butter. Combine coco, sugar, milk, vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy. Add additional powdered sugar if necessary for easy spreading. After cake is iced add the chopped walnuts.