50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Cakes and Frostings -- Rich Chocolate Brownies

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Rich Chocolate Brownies

From the Kitchen of: Pepper
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1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter or margarine -- melted
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
3 Tablespoons butter or margarine -- melted
3 Tablespoons baking cocoa
2 Tablespoons warm water
1 teaspoon instant coffee
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

In a mixing bowl, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add butter; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; add to batter and mix well.
Pour into a greased 8" square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until brownies test done with a wooden pick. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
For frosting, combine butter, cocoa, water and coffee, mix well. Gradually stir in sugar until smooth, adding additional warm water if necessary to achieve a spreading consistency. Frost the brownies.
Serving Size : 12