Dessert for 4

Coconut Chocolate Squares

Name: Coconut Chocolate Squares
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 100 g butter; 100 g caster sugar; 2 egg; 140 g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tbsp milk; 100 g plain chocolate; 25 g butter; 100 g icing sugar; 100 g desiccated coconut

$5.90for 450 minServes 4

These cocoa squares bake in a pan, cool, then receive chocolate icing and a coconut topping.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	4.5 oz	$1.76Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Milk, 1 oz$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 3.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.59Typical price
	Shredded coconut, 3.5 oz$0.30/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.06Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.90

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.47 per serving$5.90 for 4

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Ingredients

100 g butter
100 g caster sugar
2 egg
140 g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp milk
100 g plain chocolate
25 g butter
100 g icing sugar
100 g desiccated coconut

Steps

Beat 100 g butter and caster sugar until pale, then beat in the eggs.
Stir in self-raising flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and milk until smooth.
Spread the batter in a greased 8-inch square pan and bake at 350 F for 20 minutes.
Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes.
Melt the plain chocolate with 25 g butter, then stir in icing sugar until smooth.
Spread the icing over the cake and sprinkle with desiccated coconut before cutting.

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