Double-Frosted Brownies
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Cooking:
50 min.
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Servings per container:
96
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Ingredients for - Double-Frosted Brownies

1. Margarine, at room temperature - 1 ½ cups
2. White sugar - 3 cups
3. Eggs - 6
4. Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1 cup
5. All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups
6. Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon
7. Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons
8. Chopped walnuts - 1 cup
9. Margarine, at room temperature - ½ cup
10. Instant vanilla pudding mix - 2 tablespoons
11. Milk - 3 tablespoons
12. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups
13. Margarine, melted - 3 tablespoons
14. Unsweetened cocoa powder - ½ cup
15. Milk, or more as needed - ⅓ cup
16. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons
17. Confectioners' sugar - 3 ½ cups
18. Salt - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Double-Frosted Brownies

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x17 inch baking pan.

2. Stage

In a large bowl, beat together 1 1/2 cups of margarine with sugar until light and fluffy; beat in the eggs, one at a time,fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Mix in 1 cup of cocoa powder, the flour, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Stir in 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and the chopped walnuts, and scoop the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes; set on a rack to cool.

4. Stage

To make the first frosting layer, beat 1/2 cup of margarine until fluffy, add the instant pudding powder and 3 tablespoons milk and mix until smooth. Gradually beat in 2 cups of confectioners' sugar. Spread the frosting on the cooled brownies and set them aside to let the frosting firm up.

5. Stage

For the second frosting layer, mix together 3 tablespoons of melted margarine with 1/2 cup of cocoa powder; stir in 1/3 cups milk and gradually beat in 3 1/2 cups of confectioners' sugar. Add more milk as necessary to make a smooth, spreadable frosting. Spread the second frosting on top of the first.