Best Texas Boiled Brownies Or Cake Recipes

Texas Brownies image

Provided by Danielle G.

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 35m

Yield 48 squares

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water or 1 cup strongly brewed coffee
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 C milk with 2 tsp lemon juice)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/4 cup milk
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar or 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the sugar.
In heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee or water and cocoa.
Stir and heat to boiling.
Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in te bowl.
Add the buttermilk, eggs baking soda and vanilla.
Mix well, using a wooden spoon or high speed on an electric mixer.
Pour into a well buttered 17 1/2 by 11 inch jelly roll pan.
Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until brownies are done in the center.
While brownies bake, prepare the frosting.
In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa and milk.
Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla, beat until frosting is smooth.
Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven.
Cool.
Cut into 48 bars.

Texas Sheet Cake Brownies Recipe (Family Favorite) image

Provided by Camille Beckstrand

Categories Dessert

Time 38m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the sugar.
In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, water, and cocoa. Stir and heat to boiling.
Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl.
Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Mix well using a wooden spoon or high speed on an electric mixer.
Pour into a well greased cookie sheet (17 1/2 x 11 inch) pan.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until brownies test done in center.
While brownies bake, prepare the frosting. In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa, and milk. Heat to boiling and stirring constantly.
Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth (you may have to whisk it).
Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Let cool and cut into 40 bars.