![]() Remove from the oven and mist the hot chocolate concrete cake with a little water (I used a spray bottle) and sprinkle with the sugar. It needs to be packed down into an even layer.īake for 20 minutes. Place your hand inside a sandwich bag and press down hard to flatten the mixture or use the back of a spoon. Tip the mixture into your prepared tin and spread out. Stir using a fork then use your hands to rub the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a crumbly sandy texture. Melt the butter or Stork (in a pan or use the microwave) and pour into the bowl. You can also sift the dry ingredients into your bowl. Mix the flour, sugar and cocoa using a fork or wire whisk until lump free and uniform in colour. Line a square tin with baking paper and grease with butter or spray with cake release. Heat the oven to 180C (350F) or 160C (325F) if you are using the fan setting. Please take a look at the steps and video before attempting this recipe! You CAN use drinking chocolate powder in a pinch, but your concrete won’t look as dark and the chocolate taste won’t come through as strongly.įull measurements and instructions can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page. I like using the more economical Cadbury Bournville Cocoa in this recipe. But don’t go buying the best organic super-dark cocoa powder. Unsweetened cocoa powder will give your crunch a deeper chocolatey flavour. Some chocolate concrete recipes contain eggs and baking powder – this to me is more of a cake and softer in texture… not really concrete / crunchy. It is also easily vegan – just use Stork instead of butter. Since the recipe contains no eggs and no rising agents it stays pretty flat. Technically this is a type of shortbread biscuit. I prefer just to grab a cold slice as a sweet treat – great with a cup of coffee or tea! Cake or biscuit? If you slice it warm straight out of the oven the texture will be slightly softer. The chocolate crunch hardens to chocolate concrete as it cools. Some people like this crunchy chocolate cake served with pink custard (made using Pearce Duff’s strawberry blancmange powder for authenticity). Vegan if you use vegan butter (or Stork)Ĭhocolate crunch and chocolate concrete are one and the same.Only FOUR ingredients you probably already have!.I’d say this is tied with my School Cake in nostalgia stakes. ![]() The crunch from the sugar topping giving way to a chocolate hit from the cocoa – just pure joy through and through. For more information, check my disclosureįancy taking a trip down memory lane? Chocolate concrete – or chocolate crunch – doesn’t sound super appetising but this old school recipe is as easy as it is yummy! You will also LOVE my Chocolate School Cake! Serve warm with pink custard or just grab a slice – so yummy □ ![]() Chocolate concrete cake will take you straight back to your school days! This four ingredient chocolate crunch recipe is SO EASY and tastes insanely good. ![]()
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