Fudge Ripple Bars
Ingredients
Bars
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Frosting
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons cream or milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 square unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Bars
- Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
- Blend in chocolate and vanilla extract.
- Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix well.
- Stir in pecans and spread in a lightly greased and floured 13 1/2 x 12 1/2 inch pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes, being careful not to over-bake.
- Cool, then frost.
Frosting
- Melt the 1/3 cup butter and blend in the 3 cups confectioners' sugar, cream and vanilla extract.
- Spread on baked mixture.
- Combine chocolate, the 1 tablespoon melted butter and the 1 tablespoon confectioner's sugar.
- Drizzle over frosting, swirling the chocolate with a knife.
- Cut into bars when icing has hardened.
