Choc Fudge Slice with Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients
125g butter, melted
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla essence
1 3/4 cup self raising flour, sifted
3/4 cup desiccated coconut

Chocolate ganache
160ml double or dollop cream
1 cup dark choc bits



Method
  • Preheat oven to 170 deg fan forced (180 deg conventional). Line base and sides of a 16 x 26cm slab pan with baking paper, allowing an overhang along each long side.
  • Combine melted butter, cocoa and sugar in a large bowl, add eggs and vanilla and mix. Stir in flour and coconut and press into base of prepared pan. Bake for 18-20 mins or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Set aside to cool.
  • To make chocolate ganache, combine cream and chocolate in a small saucepan and place over a larger saucepan of simmering water. Mix together until chocolate melts and ganache is a dark chocolate colour. Pour over cooled slice and refrigerate till set. Using a sharp knife, cut in squares or rectangles.