Chocolate buttermilk squares

Yield: 1 servings

Measure Ingredient
1 cup Butter or margarine
¼ cup Unsweetened cocoa
1 cup Water
2 cups Sugar
2 cups All-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Butter or margarine
¼ cup Unsweetened cocoa
¼ cup Buttermilk
1 pounds Confectioners sugar
½ cup Buttermilk
1 teaspoon Baking soda
2 \N Eggs -- beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
4 drops Red food coloring --
\N \N Optional
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 dash Salt
¾ cup Chopped almonds -- optional

FROSTING

In a saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and water to a boil. Cool.

Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, flour and salt.

Pour cocoa mixture over dry ingredients. Mix well. Combine buttermilk and baking soda; add to cocoa mixture along with eggs, vanilla and food coloring, if desired. Mix until well combined. Pour into a greased and floured 15-in. x l0-in. x l-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 deg. for 20 minutes. For frosting, melt butter, cocoa and buttermilk.

Stir in sugar, vanilla and salt. Spread over warm cake and top with nuts, if desired. Yield: 15 servings.

Recipe By : Country Woman

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