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Chocolate and Vanilla Sponge Square
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Difficulty:
moderate
Preparation:
45 min.
Preparation
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Ingredients
for
12
- Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- ⅔ cup caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup Corn starch
- ¼ tsp Baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- To decorate
- 14 ozs Dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
- ⅞ cup milk
- 1 cup Shredded coconut
Preparation
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Grease a 20cm|8" square tin.
2.
Whisk together the eggs, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until thick and pale. Sift in the dry ingredients and gently fold in. Stir in the melted butter until blended.
3.
Put into the tin and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and springy to the touch. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
4.
To decorate: put the chocolate and milk in a pan and heat over a low heat until the chocolate has melted. Remove from the heat and allow to cool and thicken slightly.
5.
Cut the cake into squares. Using a fork or skewer, dip the squares into the chocolate to coat. Dip the base of each square into the coconut. Place on non-stick baking paper to set. When the coating has almost set sprinkle with the remaining coconut.
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