Chocolate Coconut Squares

Steps

1. 1
   Step 1:

   Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.

2. 2
   Step 2:

   Butter and line the base of a 20cm square baking tin.

3. 3
   Step 3:

   Beat together the 100g butter and caster sugar until pale and creamy.

4. 4
   Step 4:

   Beat in the eggs. Add 1 tbsp of the flour if the mixture starts to curdle.

5. 5
   Step 5:

   Sieve in the self-raising flour, baking powder and cocoa powder.

6. 6
   Step 6:

   Fold the dry ingredients in with a metal spoon.

7. 7
   Step 7:

   Stir in the milk.

8. 8
   Step 8:

   Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin and level the top.

9. 9
   Step 9:

   Bake for 18–20 minutes, or until the cake springs back when pressed.

   18–20 min
10. 10
    Step 10:

    Allow the cake to cool in the tin.

11. 11
    Step 11:

    Put the plain chocolate, 25g butter and water in a pan.

12. 12
    Step 12:

    Gently heat until melted.

13. 13
    Step 13:

    Allow the mixture to cool slightly, then beat in the icing sugar.

14. 14
    Step 14:

    Remove the cake from the tin and peel away the paper.

15. 15
    Step 15:

    Cut the cake into 16 squares.

16. 16
    Step 16:

    Dip the squares into the icing.

17. 17
    Step 17:

    Roll the coated squares in the desiccated coconut.

18. 18
    Step 18:

    Allow to set on a cooling rack.