buttermilk brownies

So I pretty much have the sweetest neighbor.

A few weeks ago, she brought me a single brownie.
I adored it and asked for the recipe.

Today, she brought an entire pan of warm said-brownies and a hand-written recipe. 

Who does that? Dianne.

She knows our family too well, and how quickly that pan will disappear...

In fact, the brownies were still really warm and gooey, but I couldn't resist taking a fork-full and that is why there is the lame photo below.

You have to follow a few steps for this recipe, or so it seems from her recipe, 

which makes me all the more grateful that she made these for us! 

They are SUPER moist and rich with the buttermilk. 

They would make a great birthday cake.

I had to write down this recipe before her little note-card disappeared in the shuffle of this house...

Take the time to make and enjoy these brownies.

You will NOT regret it.

Cake

Whisk together in a large bowl...

2 Cups Sugar

2 Cups Flour

Bring to a boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly:

2 Cubes Butter

4 Tablespoons Cocoa

1 Cup Water

Pour that mixture over the flour and sugar.

Add:

1/2 Cup Buttermilk (put in first)

2 Slightly Beaten Eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

Mix well with a WOODEN SPOON and pour into a buttered 13x9 pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Frosting 

(start 10 minutes after brownies come out of oven)

Bring to a boil, stirring, constantly:

1 Cube Butter

4 TB Cocoa

6 TB Buttermilk

Add to:

1 Pound Powdered Sugar, Sifted

STIR LIKE CRAZY

Add:

1 teaspoon Vanilla

Spread on WARM CAKE IMMEDIATELY...

I bet you can't resist licking ever single spoon/finger/bowl you used!