Double-Frosted Brownies

Name: Double-Frosted Brownies
Total time: 110
Yield: 96
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups margarine, at room temperature; 3 cups white sugar; 6 eggs; 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 ½ teaspoons salt; 1 cup chopped walnuts; ½ cup margarine, at room temperature; 2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix; 3 tablespoons milk; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons margarine, melted; ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; ⅓ cup milk, or more as needed; 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar; 1 pinch salt

Recipe by jeanneferg from allrecipes.com

Dessert 2 Hr. 50 Mins.

Ingredients

96 servings

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1 ½ cups margarine, at room temperature
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3 cups white sugar
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6 eggs
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1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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1 ½ teaspoons salt
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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½ cup margarine, at room temperature

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2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix
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3 tablespoons milk
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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3 tablespoons margarine, melted
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½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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⅓ cup milk, or more as needed
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1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
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3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
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1 pinch salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x17 inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, beat together 1 1/2 cups of margarine with sugar until light and fluffy; beat in the eggs, one at a time,fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Mix in 1 cup of cocoa powder, the flour, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Stir in 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and the chopped walnuts, and scoop the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes; set on a rack to cool.
To make the first frosting layer, beat 1/2 cup of margarine until fluffy, add the instant pudding powder and 3 tablespoons milk and mix until smooth. Gradually beat in 2 cups of confectioners' sugar. Spread the frosting on the cooled brownies and set them aside to let the frosting firm up.
For the second frosting layer, mix together 3 tablespoons of melted margarine with 1/2 cup of cocoa powder; stir in 1/3 cups milk and gradually beat in 3 1/2 cups of confectioners' sugar. Add more milk as necessary to make a smooth, spreadable frosting. Spread the second frosting on top of the first.