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Peppermint squares recipe



Peppermint squares recipe from eGJ

egg free nut free kids can help can make in advance vegetarian
Category Cakes and biscuits recipes
ServesMakes about 25 squares
Prep time5 +5 + 5 mins
Cook time30 mins

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Ingredients

For the base:
100g margarine
10ml cocoa
100g self-raising flour
65g crushed cornflakes
75g soft brown sugar
For the icing:
225g icing sugar
30ml water
2.5 ml peppermint essence
Green colouring
150g chocolate

Method

1. Melt margarine and add all dry ingedients. Press into 7" X 11" tin
2. Bake at 350' F 180'C for 20 mins. Leave to stiffen
3. Blend icing sugar, water, essence & food colouring until a stiff icing is obtained.
4. Spread over base.
5. Leave for half an hour to firm.
6. Melt chocolate (with a little margarine & vanilla essence if wished) & pour over to cover.

gransnetter Reviews

From: eGJ on Sun 12-Jun-11 19:06:15 Overall rating: 0.0
Looks wonderful and very useful for making for School Cake Sales! Only disadvantage is that you want to eat too many and no one else gets a look in! Think After Eight biscuits!