BYU Brownies

1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup cocoa
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups cake flour
1/2 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:  Melt butter.  Add cocoa and mix well.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well.  Pour batter into greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  Let cool then ice with int icing.  Place into freezer for 5-10 minutes to stiffen the icing.  Remove from freezer and carefully smooth on a layer of chocolate icing.

Mint Icing:

12 oz. powdered sugar
2-1/2 oz. Crisco
Dash salt
2oz. cold water
1/2 tsp. mint extract
1-2 drops green food color

Directions:  combine all ingredients except shortening.  Mix until smooth.  Add shortening and mix 10 more minutes until smooth and fluffy.

Chocolate Icing:

12 oz. powdered sugar
1.5 oz. hot water
1.5 oz. butter
1.5 oz. melted chocolate chips
1 T. corn syrup
1/4 tsp. vanilla

Directions:  Mix the hot water, margarine and powdered sugar until smooth and margarine is fully melted.  Add the fudge base, corn syrup and vanilla.  Mix until smooth

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