school cafeteria brownies

Seattle, WA
Updated on Jun 27, 2015

Like the brownies they used to serve in my school cafeteria 60 years ago.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • BROWNIES
  • 1 cup butter, unsalted, softened
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • ICING
  • 1/4 cup butter, unsalted, softened
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • dash salt

How To Make school cafeteria brownies

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly coat a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Step 2
    Brownies: Mix all ingredients well, and pour into prepared pan.
  • Step 3
    Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees F. Check brownies after 20 minutes.
  • Step 4
    Cool brownies in pan.
  • Step 5
    Icing: Mix all ingredients together until smooth. Add more milk, a little at a time, if icing is too thick. Ice brownies before cutting.

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Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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