Texas Brownies?

2 c Sugar

1/2 c Butter (1 stick)

1/2 c Shortening

1 c Coffee

1/4 c Cocoa (unsweetened)

1/2 c Buttermilk

2 Eggs

1 ts Baking SODA

1 ts Vanilla --FOR THE FROSTING--

1/2 c Butter

2 tb Cocoa

1/4 c Milk

3 1/2 c Powdered sugar

1 ts Vanilla ?If you don't have buttermilk on hand, substitute

2ts vinegar or lemon juice mixed into ?c milk... or use powdered buttermilk mixed as the directions specify.? Preheat oven to

17?" x

11" jelly roll pan and bake in a

400? oven for 20 min. or until the brownies test done in the center...

2 min. until just boiling...

9" x

11" baking dish and nuke at med-high (70%) for 18 minturning the dish every

4 to 5 min., until the brownies test done in the center... (They may still appear soft on the surface)

2 min... stirring once, add the powdered sugar and vanilla, stirring to