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Chocolate Decadence or Sachertorte Squares

Tomorrow is Teacher Appreciation Day. At the Elementary School.
All 3 of my kids have gone to this school. And they survived. And they learned a few things.
And the teachers survived.
I’ll be sad when Grace finally moves on because we love this school.
The faculty is like an extension of our family.

I have several of the teachers (and the principal) cell phone numbers. That’s how much they care.
And I’ve been wanting to make this recipe. It’s from the
Hershey’s 100th Anniversary Cookbook.
The cookbook I’m going to have to give back to my friend soon.
What better people to make this for than the people who helped raise my children. Teaching them math, reading, social studies and life skills.
To all teachers, thank you for what you do!
These are truly decadent, keep your squares on the small side, the flavor is beyond description and the raspberry/chocolate combination is perfect!
Sachertorte Squares
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup Hershey’s Cocoa
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup seedless preserves, apricot or raspberry
Satiny Chocolate Glaze
Sliced almonds or decorative pearls for garnish
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line a jelly roll pan with foil.
In medium saucepan, on low heat, melt butter.
Add sugar and cocoa;
stir until well blended.
Remove from heat and add eggs,
one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the chocolate mixture,
beating until well blended.
Spread batter into your foil lined pan.
Be sure to spread evenly.
Bake 16-20 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched in center.
Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
Do not remove from foil.
Cut cake in half lengthwise then crosswise, forming 4 rectangles.
Spread preserves over one side of cake.
Fold over other side to form a sandwich.
Now at this point I wrapped my filled cake back up in the foil, pressed the halves together firmly and put it in the freezer. Remember, I figured this out making Petit Fours.
Cutting a frozen cake into small pieces will give you sharper edges.
Leave it there over night (I actually left it there for 5 days, but over night is fine.)
Cut into small squares,
 place on wire rack with wax paper beneath to catch drips while glazing.
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Satiny Chocolate Glaze
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons Hershey’s cocoa
2 tablespoons water
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add cocoa and water, (I ran out of the regular cocoa so I used the Special dark cocoa, the color was almost black, the taste unbelievable!)
Stir/whisk constantly until mixture thickens. Do not boil. Remove from heat. gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating with a whisk until smooth. You want it to be the consistency of room temperature thick syrup. If it pours off your spoon, add some more sugar. If it plops instead of flowing, add just a bit more water.
Now spoon over squares
or get really smart like I did (eventually) and get out a bottle
It went so fast with the bottle.
Just cover your tops, you want everyone to see there is something in the middle.
And yes, I made 2 batches, one with the raspberry filling and one with
Chocolate Ganache 

 

This glaze was wonderful, it flowed like a 20 second icing (for cookie decorating) see my post
All those air bubbles covered perfectly for a satiny glaze, probably why they call it that!
If your glaze starts to thicken and not flow well, just place back on the stove over low heat for a minute or two, or if using a bottle, place the bottle in a hot water bath for a few minutes.
I linked this recipe up at Everyday Mom’s Meals Church Supper

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  4. Joan@chocolateandmore says

    November 18, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    These were so decadent, truly! I kept a few out for the family to try, everyone was drooling, wanting more! This is a keeper for those special occasions and really not that hard to make!

    Thanks ladies!

  5. Carrie - ASassyRedhead.com says

    November 19, 2011 at 12:39 am

    Awesome! That school faculty must LOVE seeing you pull in the parking lot!

    As delicious as the final step looks, I’m not sure I’d make it past, “well blended.” THAT is the best part to me.

    A big wooden spoon and ‘well blended.’

    I’d be in heaven.

  6. Krista says

    November 20, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Wow! I too love my son’s school and will be very sad when he’s done there! I will take a bottle of the satiny glaze, please. Just to snack on. Lol I can provide my mailing address 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Have a blessed week, and Happy Thanksgiving.

    Everyday Mom’s Meals

  8. kellisretrokitchenarts says

    January 17, 2013 at 7:45 pm

    Seriously, I was thinking of what I could make for the work Employee Recognition Valentine’s Sweet competition and I thought about chocolate petit fours like your white ones. So I google chocolate cake or something and up comes the picture of exactly what I want. I clicked on it and —there you were!! This recipe was long before I ever started following you and yet – here we are. I can’t wait to use this recipe – and I’m going to use my blackberry jam from last summer. hugs and kisses! KK

  9. pearse says

    February 1, 2013 at 4:22 am

    gorgeous looking. does the glaze stay shiny like the ganache we make out of chocolate and heavy cream. please advise. thanks