Cappuccino Bars

These chocolate bars with coffee flavouring are enhanced by the milk chocolate icing.

• 2 tablespoons coffee concentrate
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 225g butter, softened
• 225g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 225g self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

For the frosting

• 115g milk chocolate
• 50g butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 175g icing sugar, seived

1. In a large bowl, blend together the coffee liquid and the cocoa powder. Add all the remaining cake ingredients and, using a wooden spoon, mix together, until well combined. This should take about 2 -3 minutes. It is important not to overbeat the mixture.
2. Spoon the mixture into a shallow tin, smooth the top.
3. Bake at 180 C fro 35- 45 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch. Cool.
4. To make frosting, melt chocolate, butter and milk in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove bowl from heat, beat in icing sugar until smooth. When cold, spread over top of cake and cut cake into bars.

Makes 12- 16 bars

Source: Cakes and biscuits