Chocolate Coconut Squares
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Australian Dessert recipe supplied by TheMealDB.
schedulePrep 0 min
local_fire_departmentCook 0 min
publicAustralian speedmedium
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Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from TheMealDB record 53101.
Provider record: TheMealDB meal 53101 · updated 2025-10-30 15:34:00
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Ingredients
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- 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
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YouTubeDirections
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.