grandma's sheet cake brownies

Wentzville, MO
Updated on Aug 28, 2013

Made from scratch brownies with a cooked frosting poured over them right out of the oven, Grandma did good!

prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa (i used hersheys dark cocoa)
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • FROSTING
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup nuts, chopped (i used pecans and left them whole)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups powdered sugar

How To Make grandma's sheet cake brownies

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350F. In large bowl of a standard mixer, combine sugar, flour and salt and let sit. In a small saucepan, bring 2 sticks butter, water and cocoa to a boil.
  • Step 2
    Take from heat and immediately pour over your dry mix in the bowl and combine well. Then add your cold sour cream, eggs and baking soda. Mix completely then pour into a greased and floured 11 1/2 x 15 1/2inch baking sheet.
  • Step 3
    Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until center of brownies test done with a toothpick. Frosting-Boil milk, butter, and cocoa until bubbly. Remove from heat and add nuts, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Mix until smooth and spread on warm brownies. Let frosting set before serving.

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Category: Cakes
Category: Chocolate
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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