Chocolate Mint Squares
| 12 |
40 |
285 |
| Ingredients |
Minutes |
Calories |
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| Prep |
Cook |
Servings |
| 15 min |
25 min |
12
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Ingredients
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2 square
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Baking chocolate, unsweetened
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1/2 cup
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Butter, unsalted
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1 tsp
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Vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol
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2 large
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Egg
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1 cup
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Granulated sugar
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1/2 cup
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All-purpose white flour
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1/4 tsp
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Baking powder
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1/4 cup
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Butter, unsalted
(softened - for icing)
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1 1/2 cup, sifted
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Powdered/icing sugar
(for icing)
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1 tbsp
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Partly skimmed milk, 2% M.F.
(or cream - for icing)
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1/2 tsp
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Peppermint extract
(for icing)
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1/2 tsp
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Food colouring, all colours
(green, can omit - for icing)
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Instructions
Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan.
Melt together squares of chocolate and butter.
Beat in vanilla and eggs.
Gradually add sugar.
Stir in flour and baking powder (pre-mix these two ingredients first).
Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes (no more time even if they appear underdone!).
Cool squares.
Blend together icing ingredients and ice squares.
Chill squares.
Melt together 4 squares of chocolate and 1 Tbsp butter and spread evenly over squares and icing.
Notes:
Cut squares with a knife dipped in boiling water and chill again before lifting out of pan.
Nutrition Facts
Per Portion
Calories
285
Calories from fat
136
Calories from saturated fat
82
Total Fat
15.1 g
Saturated Fat
9.2 g
Trans Fat
0.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat
4.1 g
Cholesterol
69 mg
Sodium
15.0 mg
Potassium
72 mg
Total Carbohydrate
35 g
Dietary Fiber
0.9 g
Sugars
29.8 g
Protein
2.5 g
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