When I was a child nearly everything was homemade. Yes, I suppose I'm about as old as dirt. This recipe was Mother's favorite for brownies. Even though she didn't care for chocolate herself, she knew these were special brownies. I believe what sets them apart from others is the frosting. Mother always made them with black walnuts, which I still prefer, but my family likes a milder nut, so I use English walnuts.
Mother's Walnut Fudge Brownies
½ cup butter (1 stick)
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
½ tsp vanilla
¾ cup flour
¼ tsp salt
½ cup broken walnuts
(Fudge Frosting)Melt butter and chocolate over low heat; cool slightly. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Bake in 8" x 8" greased pan at 375º, 25-30 minutes. Cool and frost.
Fudge Frosting: 3 cups powdered sugar, 1/8 tsp salt, 4½ tbls each of cocoa, very soft butter, and warm, strong coffee. Mix well. Spread over brownies and top with ¼ cup chopped walnuts.
Note: I double the brownie recipe and use one batch of frosting to frost both pans of brownies. There's plenty 'nough, and the brownies then aren't quite so gucky.
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