Double Chocolate Squares

Name: Double Chocolate Squares
Prep time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes about 20 squares
Ingredients: Chocolate Butter Cream; 250 g (8 oz) plain chocolate; 4 tablespoons water; 50 g (2 oz) lightly salted butter, cut into pieces; 40 g (1½ oz) unsalted butter; a pinch of salt; 100 g (3½ oz) plain flour; 4 eggs; 150 g (5 oz) vanilla caster sugar; 40 g (1½ oz) cocoa powder; ½ teaspoon baking powder

Preparation info

Makes about
20
squares

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

Small squares of chocolate cake are filled with a thick layer of butter cream and covered with dark chocolate. They are perfect for a special tea party and can be sliced and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a yummy dessert.

Ingredients

For the cake

100 g (3½ oz) plain flour
40 g (1½

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Oven temperature Gas Mark 4/180°C/350°F

Preheat the oven. Line a 34 X 24 cm (13½ X 9½-inch) shallow tin with baking parchment. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together three times. Break the eggs into a large heatproof bowl, preferably a copper one, and set