I have no idea where this recipe originated or why it’s named so but this for me is a true taste of my childhood. My Mum was a sporadic baker at best but any time she did bake, this is what she made. I have a feeling the recipe came from my Auntie Anne and now I am blessing the greater internet with it. This stuff is amazing.
You will need:
150g butter
75g brown sugar
100g desiccated coconut
150g self-raising flour
1 tbsp cocoa powder
100g chocolate (I used milk)
Preheat your oven to 350F/180C/Gas 4. Melt the butter and add the sugar, coconut, flour and cocoa powder. Mix well and place in a well greased & lined square tin. Bake for 15/20 minutes then leave to cool. When it’s cooled, melt the chocolate and spread evenly over the top. Leave until starting to set then quickly mark out the bars before leaving the set completely.
I also added a wee funsize smartie to the top of each bar because I think it looks cute and I’m daft like that 
Let me know if you try it!
Posted under baking
This post was written by Vonnie on July 2, 2009
I am so jealous of all your baking. How on earth do you find the time with 4 kids???
Jenn has already said what I was going to say!! Do you actually sleep, or just keep going round the clock!!
Haha I’ll let you both into a wee secret – I spend a couple of hours on one day baking and that sees us through for the rest of the week! I just blog one recipe at a time so I look more productive
yum yum yum, will try that
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yummy!! I will need to make this!! Is it bad that I haven’t had breakfast yet and already I want cake??
Ooh, looks delicious! I love egg-free recipes, because replacing the butter with something vegan is easy and the rest is good to go! I’ll be trying these out this weekend, with dark chocolate and wheat-free flour (for the boyfriend’s poor tummy). Thanks for the recipe!
MMMMMMmmmm also looks fab! Shall add it to the list, With all this yummy cake to make. I think i need to get some kind of excercise plan worked out as well!