Recipe

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• 2/3 cup flour
• 7 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 10 1/2 tbsp butter or 10 1/2 tbsp margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp dark corn syrup
• 1 cup chopped walnuts , optional
• 2 1/4 oz unsweetened chocolate
• 3 tbsp butter or 3 tbsp margarine
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp hot water
• 3/4 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 chopped walnuts , optional

• 1 To make brownies: Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• 2 Butter and flour 8-inch square baking pan or line pan with buttered and floured parchment paper.
• 3 Sift together first 4 ingredients (flour- salt). Repeat (sifted twice). Set aside.
• 4 Cream butter with sugar and vanilla until light.
• 5 Beat in eggs one at a time.
• 6 Add corn syrup.
• 7 Add dry ingredients, blending well. Stir in walnuts, if using.
• 8 Spoon batter (batter will be very thick) into prepared pan, smoothing with plastic spatula or knife.
• 9 Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick tests clean.
• 10 Cool while making frosting.
• 11 To make frosting: Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler over simmering water or in microwave. Stir in sugar, water and vanilla.
• 12 Spread frosting over brownie. Sprinkle with walnuts, if desired.
• 13 Let stand until frosting sets and then cut into 8 squares.