Chocolate Coconut Squares

Chocolate Coconut Squares

DessertAustralian
Prep: 10 mins
Total: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 100g - Butter
  • 100g - Caster Sugar
  • 2 - Egg
  • 140g - Self-raising Flour
  • 1 teaspoon - Baking Powder
  • 2 tablespoons - Cocoa Powder
  • 2 tablespoons - Milk
  • 100g - Plain Chocolate
  • 25g - Butter
  • 100g - Icing Sugar
  • 100g - Desiccated Coconut

Instructions

step 1 Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm square baking tin. Beat together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, then beat in the eggs. Add 1 tbsp of the flour if the mix starts to curdle. step 2 Sieve in the flour, baking powder and cocoa and fold in with a metal spoon. Stir in the milk. Scrape mix into the tin and level the top. Bake for 18-20 mins or until the cake springs back when pressed. Allow to cool in the tin. step 3 To make the icing, put the chocolate, butter and 4 tbsp water in a pan and gently heat until melted. Allow to cool slightly, then beat in the icing sugar. step 4 Remove cake from tin and peel away paper. Cut into 16 squares. Dip the squares into the icing, then roll in the coconut. Allow to set on cooling rack.