QUEEN ANNE SQUARES. A NEWFOUNDLAND FAVOURITE!

I’ve often received requests for this recipe from readers of the website but I had never actually made Queen Anne Squares. They are a local favourite in these parts and you can find them in many local bakeries.

I put out the call for a recipe on our Facebook page and got several responses with slight variations on what was the same basic recipe. I did modify it to make the moist cake base a little thicker to better support the delicious coconut filling and chocolate frosting top.

This may have been my first time making these but certainly won’t be my last. Spouse says they remind her of a cookie version of one of her favorite candy bars, a coconut “Bounty” bar. In the states that would be the equivalent of a “Mounds” Bar or an “Almond Joy” without the almonds.

Hmmm… now I’m thinking a couple of toasted almonds on top might be good. Maybe a new version could be in the works! Stay tuned!

Ingredients

• For the bottom layer
• 2/3 cup butter melted
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 4 Tbsp cocoa
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 extra large egg or 1 1/2 medium
• For the coconut layer
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk (300 ml can) 14 oz in US
• 2 cups dried unsweetened coconut medium or fine cut
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• For the chocolate frosting
• 2 cups icing sugar powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp cocoa
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 or 3 tbsp milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. To make the bottom layer
2. Beat together all ingredients until smooth, then spread evenly into the bottom of a lightly greased and parchment paper lined 9×9 inch baking pan.
3. ..................................

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