Swiss Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup butter or margarine
• 1½ square 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup icing butter or margarine
• 1½ square icing; 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 3 cup icing confectioners' sugar, divided
• 5 tbsp icing milk
• 1 tsp icing vanilla extract

Method

1. In a saucepan, bring the water, butter and chocolate to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; cool. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add the chocolate mixture and mix. Add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla; mix. Fold in the walnuts. Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until the brownies test done. Cool for 10 minutes.
2. For icing, melt the butter and chocolate. Place in a mixing bowl; mix in 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar. Add the milk, vanilla and remaining sugar; beat until smooth. Spread over the warm brownies.

Notes

3rd place. Yield: about 3 dozen. From Gloria Stange, Claresholm, Alberta.

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The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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