Chocolate Slice Food

CHOCOLATE SLICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees c or 165 degrees for a fan forced oven.
• Grease and line a lamington tray with baking paper, I usually spray the pan with cooking spray and place a strip of baking paper across the middle section so that I can lift the slice out of the tin to cut it.This way your tin will not be damaged by the knife when you cut the slice.
• Sift the flour and cocoa into a mixing bowl. Add the coconut and the sugar and mix to combine.
• To the melted butter add the vanilla and then add this to the dry ingredients and mix well.
• place the mixture into the slice tin and spread out evenly, bake in the oven for 20 mins and then cool.
• To make the icing sift the icing sugar and the cocoa into a bowl and add the water and butter and mix well.
• Spread the icing over the top of the slice and cool in the fridge for an hour before slicing.
• To remove the slice from the tin,gently lift the baking paper at the sides and the slice will lift out easily. Place the slice on a cutting board and cut into squares.
• This slice can be kept in an airtight container for up to a week and can also be frozen for up to a month.

CHOCOLATE PECAN SLICE AND BAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl with a hand mixer or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugars and orange zest, if using, until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and egg white and beat well to combine.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, kosher salt and baking soda. Stir in the chocolate and pecans.
• Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture and stir just until combined.
• Divide the cookie dough into four equal pieces, roll each into a 15-centimeter (6-inch) log and wrap in plastic wrap. Place the cookie dough in the freezer for at least 4 hours or for up to 2 months.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice off as many cookies as you'd like to bake into 1-centimeter (1/2-inch) thick rounds and place on the baking sheet leaving 2 centimeters (1 inch) in between each.
• Sprinkle the cookies with flaky sea salt, if using, then bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the tops of the cookies are no longer shiny. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED APPLE SLICES

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together over a double boiler. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper.
• Slice the apple into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Dip the apple slices one at a time into the chocolate, making sure to coat them evenly. The chocolate should go at least three-quarters of the way up each apple slice. Let the excess chocolate drip off.
• Press one side of each slice into the peanuts or coconut, and place the slices non-peanut/coconut-side down on the parchment. Place in the fridge or freezer until the chocolate hardens, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve.

SLICE AND BAKE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, dry pudding mix and baking soda. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg, chocolate and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Shape dough into 2 (6-inch) logs. Roll, 1 at a time, in nonpareils until evenly coated. Wrap individually in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350ºF. Cut each roll into 27 slices. Place, 2 inches apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until cookies are slightly firm to the touch. Cool 1 min. on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT SLICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Grease a 16x26cm baking pan and line with baking paper. Break up the wholewheat buscuits into a large mixing bowl with the coconut and sugar. Into the same bowl sift in the cocoa and self-raising flour and stir.
• Melt the butter and pour of the dry ingredients, add vanilla essence and stir till well combined. (I usually add the essence to the melted butter first).
• Spoon mixture into prepared pan and press down to level. Bake for 15 minutes or until cooked.
• Icing: Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a small mixing bowl. Add the hot water and stir well. Ice slice while it is still warm.
• Cut into squares to serve.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT SLICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas 4. Line a shallow 20 x 30cm tin with baking paper. In a small saucepan or microwave oven, melt the butter and leave it to cool.
• In a large bowl, mix the coconut and sugar together, then add the melted butter and lightly beaten eggs and stir to combine. Stir the chopped chocolate through the mixture.
• Press the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 20 minutes until firm. Leave the slice in the tin for about 5 minutes after you’ve removed it from the oven, then cut into rectangles and transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely