Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Chocolate Coconut Cake Squares


If you are following me over on Instagram, then you will have seen my nephew and I made some Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes. It has been so long since I had coconut and I had forgotten how deliciously scrumptious it is. So I decided to spruce up the child friendly version and make a more pretty refined cakey treat.

Cake cut into squares,dunked into melted chocolate and covered in coconut....pretty yes...refined not so much!

These little squares would be perfect for Christmas party finger food and let me tell you why....

They are much tastier the next day, so you can have them done way ahead...yay!
The chocolate seems to set more but is still velvety and soft.
The coconut makes them Christmassy and almost snow like.
You can make them as small as you like so they're just bite-size. No chocolate and coconut all over you.
They are Deeeelicious,absolutely finger lickin' good.

Honestly they are a winner in my book.


Recipe for Chocolate Coconut Cake Squares


Makes 16 (depending on what size you cut them,mine were 1 1/2" squared)

Ingredients

 

Victoria Sponge


  • 175g butter, room temp
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs,beaten
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional, but a must in my books)
  • 175g self-raising flour, sifted 

Chocolate Ganache


  • 150g milk chocolate,chopped into pieces
  • 80ml double cream

Coconut Topping

  • 150g desiccated coconut

Instructions


  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line your tins. I used a 7" square tin.
  2. Beat your butter for a minute or two until soft. Add your sugar and cream the mixture until it is light and fluffy.
  3. Add your vanilla extract, if using, to your eggs. Slowly add this to the mixture while continuing to beat or if your doing it by hand beat well after each addition. If you add the eggs too quickly, the mixture will curdle, making the cake much heavier. If it does curdle don't panic try adding a spoonful of flour to bring it back.
  4. Fold in your sifted flour and pour the mixture into your prepared tin. Bake in the oven for 15-20mins until the cake is risen and spongy to touch. Leave to cool completely.
  5. While the cake is cooling make your ganache. Chop chocolate into small pieces and tip into a heat-proof bowl.
  6. Pour your cream into a saucepan and heat until it is just at boiling point. Carefully pour your cream over your chocolate and stir until all your chocolate is melted.
  7. Cut your cake into square shapes,I went for 1 1/2" squared cakes.
  8. Place coconut into a large bowl. Using a fork stuck in one side of your cake, dip it into your melted ganache. Then using a spoon sprinkle coconut abundantly. I did this over the bowl of coconut to catch any waste. You could also leave the ganache cool and spread it on the cake but I don't think the coconut sticks as well. I also find the cake almost soaks some of the chocolate in, making them super moist. Place on wire rack and let set.

I think its almost impossible not to end up eating half the ganache and coconut by themselves. If you love bounty bars, you are going to adore these. They taste exactly like bounty bars but with cake....seriously good!

Happy Tuesday peeps :)

Shirley x

3 comments:

  1. Love this idea! They look so pretty and will be awesome to hand out as gifts for the holidays. :)

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    1. Ooo lovely idea Tina,I can already see them in a pretty christmas box :)

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    2. Ooo lovely idea Tina,I can already see them in a pretty christmas box :)

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Shirley x