BUTTERMILK BROWNIES all dressed up for Halloween! These brownies are lighter & fluffier than regular brownies, and are topped when still warm with a beautiful butter & confectioners sugar frosting. I have been making them for years and there’s a reason ~ they’re darn good.
Ingredients
- Brownies:
- 1 cup water
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or your oil of choice)
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Frosting:
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 box (1 lb or 4 cups) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Optional: 2 cups chopped pecans for garnish or your topping of choice
- For Spider Web: 1 cup powdered sugar & 2-3 TBS milk
Instructions
- Brownies:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 15x20x1 inch deep pan or 2 smaller pans.
- Heat water, butter and oil in a saucepan until just beginning to boil.
- While the water, butter and oil are heating, place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
- Add heated water, butter and oil to dry ingredients and mix well.
- Add in the buttermilk and eggs and mix thoroughly.
- Pour batter into prepared pan or pans. Bake for 15 minutes or until tester comes out clean when placed in the center. Cool for 8-10 minutes and then frost.
- Frosting:
- Heat butter in a saucepan. When melted add in cocoa and mix until smooth. Then add buttermilk and heat until just slightly bubbling. Remove from heat and add in vanilla and powdered sugar. With a whisk, mix until smooth.
- Frost the cake when it is still warm. Top with pecans or desired garnish.
- For Spider Web: Place white icing in a piping bag and make concentric circles starting in one corner. Use a tooth pick to run a line from the inner circle to the edge of the pan to give the circles the look of a web.
