Mississippi Mud Bars
Author/Submitted by: DESSERT SHOW #DS3041 Servings: 1 Categories:
Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
butter 1/2
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder 5 1/2
cups
sugar 4
large
eggs 1 1/2
cups
flour 1
tablespoon
vanilla extract=7F 1
cup
chopped pecans
Chocolate frosting: 2
cups
confectioners' sugar 3
tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2
cup
melted butter 1
teaspoon
vanilla 1
tablespoon
milk,
(1 to 2)
1/2
cup
chopped pecans
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 9 by 13 inch baking pan with aluminum
foil. Extend end of foil
1 inch over sides of pan, grease and flour foil, and set aside. In a
medium
saucepan, melt 1 cup
butter. Stir in 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/2 cups cocoa. Remove pan from heat
and beat in eggs, one
at a time, until blended. Stir in flour and pecans until well blended.
Pour
into prepared pan and
bake 25 minutes or until cake tester inserted into center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on wire
rack.
Frosting: in a medium bowl, combine confectioner's sugar and cocoa
powder.
Beat in butter and
vanilla until smooth. Beat in enough milk until fluffy and spreadable.
Using
ends of foil, lift
brownie layer from pan. Spread top with frosting. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup
pecans. Cut into 2 by 1
inch bars and store in air tight container.
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