Friday, July 6, 2012

Bricks of Traffic Lights

































Makes: 32 bars



Ingredients
  • 175g margarine
  • 150g sugar
  • 160g plain flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 25g cocoa
  • 1 egg
  • 100ml skimmed milk
  • 110g unsweetened dark chocolate, melted
  • M&Ms

Methods
  1. Preheat oven to 180ÂșC.
  2. Line a baking tin with baking paper.
  3. Cream the margarine and sugar.
  4. Add in the milk and egg, mixing well.
  5. Combine all the dry ingredients and add to the wet mixture.
  6. Mix well.
  7. Spoon into the baking tin and level the surface.
  8. Bake for 30 minutes until the cake springs back.
  9. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting it into 32 bars.
  10. Spread the top with melted dark chocolate and top with M&Ms.
  11. Yummo !


Recommendations

  • Cake base turned out a little too soft..you may try to…
1)      decrease milk to 70ml, or
2)      increase to 2 eggs, or
3)      substitute 50g plain flour with bread flour, or
4)      increase plain flour to 200g


Cream margarine & sugar

Add milk + egg

Mix well
Pour in the dry ingredients

Pour the batter into the baking tin

Ready for the oven !!!

Bake for 30 minutes 

Meanwhile, prep your chocolate coating (I used a DIY double-boiler)

Baked :)

Voila ;)