Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Egg & Cheese
Actual Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 8
Origin: American
Special Features: Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Vegetarian
Meal Type: Snack
Dessert
Ingredients
1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
1 cup Butter or margarine
3 t Vegetable oil
1 cup Sugar
4 Eggs, slightly beaten
2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Unsifted all-purpose flour
30 Pecan halves (optional)
1 Serving ice cream or sweetened whipped cream
1 13x9 inch pan
Preparation
COMBINE cocoa, butter, and oil in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling; STIR over low heat untill butter has melted.
REMOVE from heat; STIR in sugar. ADD eggs and vanilla just untill well combined. STIR flour into mixture just untill blended. POUR batter into ungreased 9-inch square and ARRANGE pecan halves (if desired) evenly on top.
PLACE pan with batter in 13x9 pan; PLACE both in oven. POUR hot water to depth of 1 inch into the 13x9 inch pan.
BAKE at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes until knife inserted 1/2 inch from edge comes out clean and brownie-like crust has formed; DO NOT over bake.
REMOVE from water bath; LET cool on wire rack until just warm.
SCOOP onto serving plates and TOP with your favorite ice cream ,or CHILL & CUT into squares and SERVE with sweetened whipped cream.
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