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Vanilla sponge dipped in a deliciously moreish chocolate mixture and generously coated in coconut.
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Servings: 16 squares
Ingredients
Vanilla Sponge
- 4 large eggs
- 200 grams castor sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 200 grams cake flour sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 100 grams butter melted
Coating
- 50 grams butter melted
- 180 ml milk
- 50 grams cocoa powder sifted
- 150 grams powdered sugar sifted
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 250 grams unsweetened desiccated coconut or more
Instructions
Vanilla Sponge
- Preheat the oven to 170℃ / 340℉. Line a 23cmx23cm / 9inchx9inch baking tin with cooking spray and baking paper. Set aside.
- Whisk the eggs, sugar and vanilla essence together until pale in colour and bubbly.
- Sift in half of the flour and gently fold in until fully combined. Sift in the remaining flour with baking powder and salt. Again, fold in until fully combined.
- Add the melted butter and continue folding until combined.
- Pour into your baking tin and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick/skewer comes out clean. Set aside and allow to reach room temperature. Once cooled, trim the edges and surface (if the sponge is rounded on top) and cut into equally sized squares. Aim for 4 squares per side, yielding 16 squares in total.
Coating
- To a medium bowl, add the butter and pop in the microwave for 30 seconds or until melted. Add the milk and whisk lightly. Add the cocoa powder and whisk until combined. Add the powdered sugar and salt and whisk until fully combined.
- Dip the squares in the cocoa mixture, one at a time, using two forks to swirl the sponge around. Allow the liquid to soak into the sponge but not too much. Add half of the desiccated coconut to a medium bowl/plate, allow any excess coating to drip off the sponge and working gently, coat with the coconut using your finger tips. Top up the coconut as needed. Note: don't expect this process to be a tidy one, it gets messy but that all part of the fun.
- Place on a cooling rack to set and harden slightly. This is optional, so if you can't wait, go right ahead start devouring!