CHOCOLATE BUTTERMILK SQUARES

Chocolate Buttermilk Squares image

Every time I take a pan of these to a picnic, it comes back clean! At home, they disappear as fast as I can stir them. -Clarice Baker, Stromsburg, Nebraska

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 19

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs, room temperature, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 drops red food coloring, optional
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup buttermilk
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt
3/4 cup chopped almonds, optional

Steps:

In a large saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and water just to a boil. Cool. , Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add cocoa mixture and buttermilk; mix well. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and, if desired, food coloring. Pour into a greased and floured 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , Bake until set, 20 minutes. For frosting, melt butter with cocoa and buttermilk. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt. Spread over warm cake. Garnish with nuts if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 466 calories, Fat 19g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 380mg sodium, Carbohydrate 72g carbohydrate (55g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

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