.. index::
   single: chocolate; brownie; cake

Sheet Cake Brownies
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.. ingredients::

   For the cake:

   - 2 cups flour
   - 2 cups sugar
   - 1 cup butter
   - 1 cup water
   - 2 eggs, well beaten
   - 1 tsp. baking soda
   - 1/2 cup buttermilk
   - 1 tsp. vanilla extract
   - 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

   For the icing:

   - 1/2 cup butter
   - 6 tbsp. milk
   - 3 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
   - about 450 grams powdered sugar
   - 1 tsp. vanilla extract
   - 1/2 cup nuts (optional)

.. procedure::

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
   Sift flour, measure, resift with sugar.
   In a saucepan, add butter, water, and cocoa, and bring to a boil.
   Pour chocolate mixture over sugar and flour mixture and mix well.
   Mix together beaten eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla, and add this to other mixture.  Mix well.
   Pour into a greased and floured 15 1/2 inch x 10 1/2 inch pan.
   Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven.
   Start the icing in the last 3 minutes that the cake is baking.
   Bring the butter, milk, and cocoa to a boil.
   Remove from the heat and add sugar, vanilla, and nuts.
   Beat well and spread over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

.. note::

   This is a family recipe of Tori's.  We always called it brownies growing up, but it's probably more similar to a cake.

.. sectionauthor:: Tori