Chocolate Buttermilk Squares
"Every time I take a pan of these to a picnic, it comes back clean! At home, they disappear as fast as I can stir them. —Clarice Baker, Stromsburg, Nebraska..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 cup baking cocoa
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1 cup water
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups sugar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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2 large eggs, room temperature, beaten
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 to 4 drops red food coloring, optional
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FROSTING:
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 cup baking cocoa
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1/4 cup buttermilk
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3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Dash salt
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3/4 cup chopped almonds, optional
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