Chocolate Coconut Slice Recipes

COCONUT CHOCOLATE SLICES

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in coconut and nuts. Refrigerate until easy to handle. , Meanwhile, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate until easy to handle, about 30 minutes., Roll dough between waxed paper into a 14x4-1/2-in. rectangle. Remove top piece of waxed paper. Shape coconut filling into a 14-in. roll; place on dough, 1 in. from a long side. Roll dough around filling and seal edges. Wrap and refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets, reshaping if necessary. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT SLICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius Grease a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line with baking paper extending 2cm from edge of pan at long ends.
• Place butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir until well combined. Sift over flours and cocoa. Add 1/2 cup cocounut. Stir to combine. Spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until firm to touch.
• Make Chocolate Icing: Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a medium heat proof bowl. Add butter and boiling water. Stir until smooth.
• Spreas hot slice with icing. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. Set aside to cool completely in pan. Cut into pieces and serve.

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.