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Chocolate Coconut Squares

Name: Chocolate Coconut Squares
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: fusion
Ingredients: 100 g Butter; 100 g Caster Sugar; 2 Egg; 140 g Self-raising Flour; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder; 2 tablespoons Milk; 100 g Plain Chocolate; 25 g Butter; 100 g Icing Sugar; 100 g Desiccated Coconut

A classic Australian dessert from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

min total

servings

1612

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Australian Dessert in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/isaacs-chocolate-coconut-squares

Ingredients

100 gButter
100 gCaster Sugar
2Egg
140 gSelf-raising Flour
1 teaspoonBaking Powder
2 tablespoonsCocoa Powder
2 tablespoonsMilk
100 gPlain Chocolate
25 gButter
100 gIcing Sugar
100 gDesiccated Coconut

Instructions

01
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm square baking tin. Beat together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, then beat in the eggs. Add 1 tbsp of the flour if the mix starts to curdle.
02
Sieve in the flour, baking powder and cocoa and fold in with a metal spoon. Stir in the milk. Scrape mix into the tin and level the top. Bake for 18-20 mins or until the cake springs back when pressed. Allow to cool in the tin.
03
To make the icing, put the chocolate, butter and 4 tbsp water in a pan and gently heat until melted. Allow to cool slightly, then beat in the icing sugar.
04
Remove cake from tin and peel away paper. Cut into 16 squares. Dip the squares into the icing, then roll in the coconut. Allow to set on cooling rack.