Brownie Cake

By Kathy Johnson

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 stick butter or margarine
• 3 Tbsp cocoa
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup crisco oil
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Icing
• 1 stick butter
• 6 Tbsp milk
• 3 Tbsp cocoa
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Mix 2 cups flour and 2 cups sugar in a large bowl; set aside. In a saucepan, mix 1 stick butter, 3 Tbsp cocoa, 1 cup water, and 1/2 cup crisco oil; bring to a boil and pour over sugar and flour mixture while hot. Add 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp soda, 2 eggs, and 1 tsp vanilla; beat thoroughly and pour into a greased and floured 9x13" pyrex pan (batter will be thin). Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Icing
Bring 1 stick butter, 6 Tbsp milk, 3 Tbsp cocoa to a boil. Remove from heat and add 1 box powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, and 1 cup chopped nuts. Cake can be iced while hot.