Chocolate Torte Squares

Ingredients:

Batter

Batter Mix:

Cream butter with sugars, salt and eggs.

Sieve together the flour, starch and baking powder.

Add to butter one spoon at a time.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 9 x 13 inch pan with butter.

Divide batter into 4 equal portions as each layer is baked separately.  

Spread batter in the pan, this will be a very thin layer.

Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Filling:

Mix the pudding powder, cocoa and sugar in ½ cup of milk.

Bring 1½ cups of milk to boil in a saucepan.

When the milk has boiled remove for heat and stir in the pudding mixture. Return to a boil once more, while stirring constantly. Pour into a bowl and allow to cool. Set out the butter so that it comes to room temperature and is soft. It is important that the butter and pudding are the same temperature to prevent curdling. Cream the butter and add the pudding gradually.

Spread the filling between the cake layers leaving the top layer bare for the icing.

Icing:

Sieve the sugar and cocoa together.  Add enough hot water to form a paste. Melt the butter and add to paste, stir thoroughly and spread on the top of each individual piece, allowing some to drip down the sides. The icing will become firm when refrigerated.

250 g

Butter unsalted

250 g

Sugar

9 g

Vanilla Sugar

4

Eggs

200 g

Flour

50 g

Corn Starch

1 tsp

Baking Powder

1 pinch

Salt

Filling

1 pkg

unsweetened Chocolate Pudding Powder

1 tsp

Cocoa

100 g

Sugar

2 cups

Milk

250 g

Butter unsalted

Icing

150 g

Confectioners Sugar

3 tsp

Cocoa

2 tbs

Hot Water

1 tbs

Melted Butter