Sour Cream Brownie Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 cups unsifted flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped nuts, optional
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, softened
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 melt butter and chocolate with water; cool.
• 3 combine dry ingredients; set aside.
• 4 in large mixing bowl, beat sour cream, eggs, vanilla and chocolate mixture.
• 5 add flour mixture; beat until smooth.
• 6 add nuts if desired.
• 7 pour into greased and floured 15x10-inch baking pan.
• 8 bake 25 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool.
• 10 in small mixing bowl, beat all frosting ingredients together until smooth.
• 11 frost cake and refrigerate.