½ cup butter or margarine
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
¼ cup cocoa powder
2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup butter or margarine
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 pound confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with non-stick vegetable spray.

In a small saucepan, combine butter, oil, water, and cocoa powder; heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. 

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar; add chocolate mixture, beating until smooth.  Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; beat until smooth.  Pour into prepared baking pan.

Bake for 20 minutes.

In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cocoa powder, buttermilk, confectioner's sugar, walnuts, and vanilla; heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth.  DO NOT BOIL.

Pour over brownies immediately after removing from oven.  Cool in pan on a wire rack; cut into squares.

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