Iowa Brownies

This recipe is really from Penzy spices.  It came from a reader who's releatives lived in Iowa.  Since we live in Iowa I figured what a better recipe to post than Iowa Brownies!

Brownies:

1 cup water
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder (Dutch is best)
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 Tbsp baking soda
8 oz sour cream
2 eggs

Frosting:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
4 Cups powdered sugar
3 Tbs Cocoa Powder (Dutch is best)
6 Tbsp milk

Preheat oven to 350°. In a medium saucepan, combine the water, butter and COCOA POWDER. Cook over medium-high heat until boiling. Set aside to cool. In a mixing bowl, mix together the sour cream and eggs. Add the cooled cocoa mixture and mix well. Add the dry ingredients. Beat together until smooth. Pour into a greased 9x13 jelly roll pan. Do NOT flour the pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. When done they won't be firm but more cake-like and will spring back when lightly touched. Let cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting: Cream the butter until fluffy and then add the powdered sugar cup by cup alternating with 2 TB. of milk and 1 TB. of cocoa until all of the ingredients are added and the mixture is smooth. Spread the frosting on the brownies after they have been cooled.