milk chocolate brownie cake

Tonight I tried a new recipe. Crock Pot Peanut Butter Pork Tenderloin. It was good, though definitely not a keeper. Hubs and E gave it a 7 out of 10, although I'm pretty sure that was only so they wouldn't hurt my feelings. Rocky and Daisy gobbled up the leftovers, and we moved on to dessert - enormous pieces of Milk Chocolate Brownie Cake with vanilla bean ice cream. Ahhh, bliss! Just what I needed to drop-kick my case of the blahs right outta town! The clan finished off the evening with some Wii Lego Star Wars. Hubs and I were having so much fun we just kept on trying for True Jedi status even after the kids were tucked snugly in their beds. Really, we bought the Wii for the kids (wink, wink)...

milk chocolate brownie cake

Preheat oven to 375. Grease jelly roll pan. Heat in saucepan: 1 cup margarine or butter, 1 cup water, and 1/3 cup baking cocoa. Remove from heat. Stir in: 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. salt, 2 eggs, and 1/2 cup sour cream. Pour batter into pan (it will be very thin). Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Frost when cool. For frosting, heat to boiling: 1/2 cup margarine or butter, 1/3 cup baking cocoa, and 1/3 cup milk. Remove from heat. Gradually add 16 oz. pkg. powdered sugar, and beat until smooth. Spread over cake.