chocolate bars with eggnog sauce
Decadent chocolate cake-like bars with smooth and creamy sauce spooned thickly over top.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
yield
12-15 servings
Ingredients
- CAKE-LIKE BARS:
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup dairy buttermilk
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/4 cup buttery shortening
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- EGGNOG SAUCE:
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 - beaten egg yolks
- 1/4 teaspoon brandy extract
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- - nutmeg
How To Make chocolate bars with eggnog sauce
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Step 1cake-like bars: Heat oven to 350^. Grease and flour(I use Baker's Joy)a 13x9-inch baking pan. Stir baking soda into buttermilk in medium bowl; set aside. Stir together cocoa and water until smooth; set aside. Beat butter, shortening and sugar in large bowl until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and salt; beat well. Add buttermilk mixture alternately with flour to butter mixture, beating until blended. Add cocoa mixture; blend thoroughly. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Serve with eggnog Sauce. --- Eggnog Sauce: Stir cornstarch and cold water in a saucepan until smooth. Add milk, sugar and egg yolks; beat with a wire whisk until well thickened. Remove from heat; stir in brandy and vanilla. Cool completely. Sprinkle several dashes of ground nutmeg over top.
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Category:
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Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Heirloom
Method:
Bake
Culture:
English
Ingredient:
Flour
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