Muffin Cup Brownies

INGREDIENTS:

2/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring) 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup butter 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans 1 teaspoon anilla

PREPARATION: !reheat o en to 3"#$% &rease 12 muffin cups% 'ift flour with baking powder and salt% 'ift again% (elt butter and chocolate o er hot water% )n mi*ing bowl with electric mi*er, beat eggs% +eat in sugar until well blended% +lend in chocolate mi*ture% 'tir in flour mi*ture until well blended then stir in anilla and pecans% ,ill muffin cups about 1/3 full% +ake for about 2# to 2" minutes, until done% -ool before remo ing from pan% (akes 14 round muffin brownies% 'er e with anilla ice cream and butterscotch or chocolate fudge sauce, if desired%

Cake Brownies
INGREDIENTS:

+rownie )ngredients. 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 4 large eggs 1 tablespoon anilla e*tract 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt / tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts % -hocolate ,rosting. 4 ounces butter 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 pound (about 3 1/2 cups) confectioners0 sugar 1/2 teaspoon anilla " to / tablespoons e aporated milk or half-and-half, heated

PREPARATION: &rease and flour a 1*13*2-inch baking pan% 2eat o en to 3"#$% )n a mi*ing bowl, combine butter and sugar3 beat until light and fluffy% 4dd eggs one at a time, beating after each addition% 'tir in anilla% )n another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa% 4dd dry mi*ture to the first mi*ture, stirring until blended% ,old in nuts% 'pread in prepared pan% +ake for 2# to 2" minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean% -ool in pan on rack% ,rosting. (elt butter in a saucepan o er low heat3 stir in cocoa until smooth% 'ift confectioners0 sugar3 add to the cocoa mi*ture along with anilla and enough hot milk or half-and-half to make the mi*ture soft and spreadable% 'poon e enly o er brownies and spread to co er thoroughly%