(Cross between cake and brownies)
Mix (2 c. flour
(2 c. sugar
(1/2 tsp. salt
Bring (1 stick butter
to boil (1/2 shortening
in pan (4 tb. cocoa
(1 c. water
Pour over flour mixture and blend.
In (2 eggs, beaten
Bowl (1/2 c. buttermilk
mix (1 tsp. baking soda
(1 tsp. vanilla
Add this to flour mixture above, and blend. Bake in jelly roll pan (greased and floured) for 25 min. at 350 deg. Will be very moist, like moist brownies.
During last 10 minutes of cake's baking time, mix frosting:
Mix and (1 stick butter Mix (1 lb. powdered sugar (sifted))
heat – do (6 tb. Milk together (1 c. chopped pecans
not boil (4 tb. Cocoa (1 tsp. vanilla
Blend the two mixtures. Spread on hot cake as soon as it comes from oven. Cool. Cut into squares as for brownies.
- Nancy Yeowell – 1977
Shelbanks, Bremerton, WA.