Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Welcome to my Faff Free, Gluten Free Cookery: Chocolate and Almond Sponge Squares



Faff Free, Gluten Free Chocolate and Almond Sponge Squares
Yum...
5oz/140g marg
5oz/140g sugar
1 teaspn almond extract
2 eggs
5oz/140g Gluten Free SR flour
Half teaspn xanthan gum
1 teaspn Gluten Free baking powder *1
1 tablespn cocoa
1 tablespn ground almonds
3oz/75g flaked almonds
2oz/50g roughly chopped plain chocolate/chocolate chips
Milk*2

Now for the ‘faff free’ bit…

Soften marg in mixing bowl. Add sugar, almond extract and eggs.
Add, sieved together, flour, xgum, baking powder and cocoa.
Add flaked almonds, ground almonds and chopped chocolate/chips.
Beat well with a wooden spoon until smooth adding milk to make a make a soft consistency.
Beat well...


Level into a 8inch/20cm square shallow cake tin.
Level into tin...

Bake at 180o (conventional oven) for 25 mins or until the sponge springs back when poked gently in the middle. Middle shelf if a conventional oven.
Cool in the tin then cut into 12 squares and dust with icing sugar.
Store in an airtight container.

This cake is slightly brownie-ish and probably won’t lounge in the airtight container for long!

Enjoy!

*1 If Gluten Free baking powder is difficult to obtain it can be made by mixing 2 parts cream of tartar to 1 part bi-carb.
*2 If lactose intolerant the milk can be replaced with water. Water seems to work well with G/F flour.

Happy baking!

Rustic Annie xx









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