Farmer Brownies
Our son, Mike’s most requested recipe has always been the farmer brownies. It’s made an appearance at every birthday of his for as long as I can remember, and now proudly took center stage at his wedding as his and his wife, Kacey's wedding cake!
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup butter
1/3 cup cocoa
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat the first three ingredients until melted.
- Stir together all the dry ingredients. Beat in eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
- Stir batter into the hot cocoa mix. Mix by hand (do NOT overmix).
- Pour into greased 10" x 15" cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
Frosting
¼ cup butter
¼ cup cocoa
¼ cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups sifted icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
- Combine the first three ingredients and bring to a boil.
- Beat in icing sugar and vanilla.
- Pour over warm cake.
NOTE: No buttermilk? Make one cup of buttermilk by using 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup.
