Chocolate buttermilk squares
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | 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 | Eggs -- beaten | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 4 | drops | Red food coloring -- |
| Optional | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | dash | Salt |
| ¾ | cup | Chopped almonds -- optional |
Directions
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