Chocolate Peppermint Squares | traybakes & more

How to make Chocolate Peppermint Squares. With a cocoa powder and desiccated coconut base, minty buttercream layer and chocolate topping.
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Ingredients
Base
4oz/110g butter
4oz/110g plain flour (all purpose flour)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2oz/55g sugar
2oz/55g desiccated coconut
Topping
4oz/110g butter
8oz/225g icing sugar (powdered sugar)
2 drops peppermint extract
green food coloring
8oz/225g chocolate, melted
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[@katiemcdonald5988]

I can't wait to make this at the weekend. Kids are getting fed up with tablet and Mars bar cake 😅

[@diane9501]

Oooooh lovely, thank you i love your bakes so will try these. I always have issues with chocolate cravking when cutting it into squares even after warming the knife
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[@traybakesmore]

Thank you. I have issues with chocolate cracking too! If you don't mind it being a bit softer, then a little bit of coconut oil added to the melted choc can make easier to cut. Butter will work too, but you won't get the same sheen.

[@diane9501]

@@traybakesmore thank you, i will try that. Much appreciated

[@SC-fr1ui]

I notice even with the caramel squares, if you put into fridge to harden chocolate, but take out before totally hardened, it makes it easier to cut into squares without the chocolate cracking. Then put back into fridge.