Chocolate Fir Cones
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Ingredients
- 5 oz self raising flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 oz cocoa
- 6 oz soft margarine
- 6 oz caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 oz butter
- 6 oz icing sugar.sieved
- 1 tbsp boiling water
- 2 large packets chocolate buttons
- Icing sugar for dredging
Accompaniment
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Description
Easy and really delicious..
Method
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1. Grease six or more dariole moulds.
2. Sift together flour,baking powderand 1 oz. of the cocoa into a mixing bowl.
3. Add soft margarine,caster sugar and eggs.
Beat with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes until pale and creamy.If using an electric mixer beat for 1 minutes.
4. Place 1 1/2 tablespoonfuls of mixture into each dariole mould and level the surface.
5. Bake at Gas Mark 3/325F/160C for 20-25 minutes.
6. Remove from the tins and cool on a wire rack.Repeat with the remaining sponge mixture.
For the icing:
7. Dissolve the remaining cocoa in 1 tablespoonful boiling water.
8. Beat together butter and icing sugar with the cocoa.
9. Spread the icing over the top and sides of each cake.Stick the buttons into the icing,pointing to resemble a fir cone.
10. Dust icing sugar over the top.
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