20 Minute Sheet Cake Brownies With Fudgy Icing
Nancy Blackstone
These thin brownies with a thick fudge frosting are a chocolate treat that can be shared with friends and family.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 35 2" x 2" Brownies
Calories 223 kcal
Brownies
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 sticks butter ½ pound
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing
- 1 stick butter 8 tablespoons
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Brownies
In a large bowl, mix the flour and sugar together and set aside.
Add 2 sticks of butter, 4 tablespoons of cocoa and 1 cup of water to a saucepan. Mix and heat over medium heat just until it begins to boil. Add to flour/sugar mixture and mix well.
Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to ½ cup of milk and stir. Mix in with the flour mixture.
Add eggs, baking soda and 1 teaspoon of vanilla to batter and combine well.
Pour batter in a 10 x 15 jelly roll pan and bake for 20 minutes.
Icing
While brownies are baking, melt 1 stick of butter in a saucepan.
Add 4 tablespoons of cocoa and 6 tablespoons of milk and mix well.
Remove from heat and stir in 1 pound of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and 1 cup of pecans. Apply frosting on brownies as soon as they are removed from the oven.
For best results use a 10 x 15 jelly roll pan to bake brownies
Margarine can be substituted for butter
Walnuts or other nuts can be substituted for pecans in the icing, or you can eliminate the nuts altogether
If you prefer a thicker layer of icing, double the icing recipe
Calories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 269IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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