Cocoa Squares (Croatian Recipe - Kakao snite)




This is old Croatian recipe. Cake is light and moist. 

 
Cake tin needed

12 x 9in traybake

For the cake

150g softened butter

250g caster sugar

250g self-raising flour

4 large eggs

2 tbsp cocoa powder

4 tbsp apricot jam - this will make the sponge nice and moist

1 tsp bicarbonate soda

9 tbsp water

For the icing

150g plain chocolate

1 tbsp butter

2 tbsp water

2 tbsp apricot jam - this will 'seal' the cake crumbs and be easy to ice over with chocolate

 Method

Preheat the oven to 200° C.

Line the tin with baking parchment.

Mix butter, sugar and egg yolks until smooth and fluffy.

Add 9 tablespoons of water and 4 tbsp of apricot jam.

Mix all until well blended.

In a separate bowl sift flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda and add gently to the egg mixture.

Whisk egg whites in separate bowl until stiff.

Fold whisked egg whites to egg & flour mixture.

Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.

Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then take out and place on cooling tray.

Prepare chocolate icing:

Warm 2 tbsp of apricot jam and spread over the warm cake.

Melt chocolate, butter and water in a small bowl over a pan of hot water.

Spread on top of the apricot jam and leave to set.