Chocolate buttermilk squares

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Butter or margarine 1/2 c Buttermilk
1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 1 ts Baking soda
1 c Water 2 Eggs -- beaten
2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract
2 c All-purpose flour 4 dr Red food coloring --
1/2 ts Salt Optional

-------------------------FROSTING:------------------------------
1/2 c Butter or margarine 1 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 1 ds Salt
1/4 c Buttermilk 3/4 c Chopped almonds -- optional
1 lb Confectioners sugar

In a saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and water to a boil. Cool.
Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, flour and salt.
Pour cocoa mixture over dry ingredients. Mix well. Combine buttermilk
and baking soda; add to cocoa mixture along with eggs, vanilla and
food coloring, if desired. Mix until well combined. Pour into a
greased and floured 15-in. x l0-in. x l-in. baking pan. Bake at 350
deg. for 20 minutes. For frosting, melt butter, cocoa and buttermilk.
Stir in sugar, vanilla and salt. Spread over warm cake and top with
nuts, if desired. Yield: 15 servings.

Recipe By : Country Woman