Swiss Chocolate Squares & Icing

Irene Wilcox's Note:

Here is a recipe from my grandmothers cookbook (1930's).

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 24

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine
• 1 ½ ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt

Icing:

• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 ½ ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 4 ½ cups powdered sugar , sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• to taste pecan halves (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Combine water, butter and chocolate in saucepan; bring to a boil.
3. Remove from heat. Mix together flour and sugar.
4. Stir in flour and sugar.
5. Add eggs, sour cream, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
6. Pour into greased 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 jelly roll pan.
7. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
8. Frost while warm with milk chocolate frosting.
9. Cool.
10. Cut into squares.
11. For the Frosting: Combine butter, chocolate and milk in saucepan.
12. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add sugar.
13. Beat until smooth.
14. Stir in vanilla.
15. Spread on squares.
16. Garnish with pecan halves if desired.

Reviews

[Bob Jones]

These squares tasted sooooo good! I made them for a school project and everyone loved them.

[mary9]

I thought that this recipe was excelent. I made it for a class project in sociology. My whole calss liked it. i am looking forward to making this again, but only for me. hehehe

[BarbaraK]

Well, I did make it and did eat it and it is very very sweet but very good. Next time I think I'll put the pecans in the batter. This is well worth a try. I'll make it again!