Chocolate Squares with Glaze
Chocolate squares with glaze is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the sheet cake category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 250 g softened butter
- 150 g sugar
- 4 eggs
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 250 g ground hazelnuts
- 250 g flour
- 0.5 tsp Baking powder
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 200 g powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 5 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
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1.
Beat butter, sugar and eggs until creamy. Grate chocolate and fold in with hazelnuts, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cocoa. Spread dough about 2 cm thick onto a greased baking sheet and bake in preheated oven at 200°C (middle rack) for about 20-25 minutes.
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2.
Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice into a thick glaze and spread over the hot cake. Let it set and cut into squares.
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3.
For decoration, combine sugar with 2 tbsp water in a small pot, bring to a boil while stirring constantly until water evaporates; as the caramel turns light brown, reduce heat and immediately remove from stove. While still hot, use a fork to drizzle caramel strands over the squares.
