| - Baking
- Dark chocolate
250g unsalted butter, softened
2 cups (320g) icing sugar mixture
6 eggs, separated
200g dark eating chocolate, grated coarsely
1 cup (150g) plain flour
2 teaspoon vanilla sugar
1 cup (100g) walnuts, coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease and line a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan, extending baking paper 5cm above edges.
Beat butter and icing sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beat until just combined between additions. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add grated chocolate, sifted flour and vanilla sugar; stir until combined.
Beat egg whites in clean small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold egg whites into butter mixture, in two batches, until just combined.
Spread mixture into prepared pan; sprinkle with walnuts. Bake for about 35 minutes or until cooked when tested. Cool in pan.
Serve cut into fingers and dusted with extra icing sugar mixture, if desired.
- Annakie
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