Chocolate Rough Slice

Chocolate Rough Slice is a modern New Zealand recipe for a coconut and chocolate flavoured sponge cake topped with a chocolate and condensed milk fudge topping. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic New Zealand version of: Chocolate Rough Slice.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

30 minutes

Total Time:

50 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Baking Recipes Cake Recipes New-zealand Recipes

Ingredients:

For the Base:
115g butter
115g sugar
200g flour
2 tsp cocoa
pinch of salt
75g coconut
1 tsp baking powder

For the Topping:
200g icing sugar
25g melted butter
2 tsp cocoa
150g coconut
50ml sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

Cream the sugar and butter for the base together until pale and creamy. Add the dry ingredients and mix-in thoroughly then use to line the base of a square slice tin. Place in an oven pre-heated to 180°C (350°F/Gas Mark 4) and bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile mix all the ingredients for the topping together and place over the top of the hot base.

Place back in the oven and cook for a further 5 minutes. Bring out of the oven, allow to sit for 10 minutes to cool then cut whilst still warm.

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