Favorite Cake Brownies

Name: Favorite Cake Brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16 brownies.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 2/3 cup sugar; 1/4 cup baking cocoa; 1 egg white; 1/3 cup fat-free milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/3 cup chopped nuts; 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar; TOPPING:; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon baking cocoa; 1 tablespoon fat-free milk; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

—Margaret Harris, Edgecomb, Maine

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 egg white
1/3 cup fat-free milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
TOPPING:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
1 tablespoon fat-free milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large saucepan, melt butter; remove from the heat. Stir in sugar and cocoa until smooth. Add the egg white, milk and vanilla; stir just until blended. Combine flour, baking powder and soda; stir into chocolate mixture just until blended. Stir in nuts.
Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over brownies.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 132 calories, 5g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 68mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Favorite Cake Brownies in Country Woman May/June 2000