Brownie Cakes In A Jar

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Title: BROWNIE CAKES IN A JAR
Categories: Crockpot, Brownies
Yield: 8 servings

2 Wide-mouth canning jars*
1 c All-purpose flour
1 c Sugar
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon; opt
1/3 c Margarine or butter
1/4 c Water
3 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 c Buttermilk
1 Egg; beaten
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Walnuts; chop fine
Ice cream

Grease two 1-pt straight-sided wide-mouth canning jars;
line the bottom of each jar with waxed paper. Set aside. In
a small bowl sitr together flour, sugar, baking soda and
cinnamon, if desired. Set aside. In a med. saucepan combine
margarine, water, and cocoa powder; heat and stir till
margarine is melted and mixture is well blended. Remove
from heat; stir in flour mixture. Add buttermilk, egg and
vanilla; beat by hand till smooth. Stir in nuts. Pour
mixture into the prepared canning jars. Cover the jars
tightly with greased foil. (Place greased-side down on each
jar).
Place jars in a 3 1/2, 4, 5, or 6-quart crockery cooker
with liner in place. Cover; cook on high heat setting for 2
3/4 to 3 hours or till cakes spring back when touched and a
long wooden tooth-pick inserted near the centers comes out
clean. Remove jars from cooker; cool 10 minutes. Unmold
cakes; remove waxed paper. Serve warm or cool with ice
cream.

*WARNING: Use only CANNING JARS for this recipe. Others
may not be tempered to withstand the heat. Do NOT use
coffee or vegetable cans as most contain lead and are
painted or sealed with materials that may give off toxic
gases when heated. Source: BH&G New Crockery Cooker
CookBook.

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