Marbled Pecans/Cocoa Squares with Coconut Sugar. Christmas Time

"Christmas is not in tinsel and lights and outward show. The secret lies in an inner glow"- Wilfred A. Peterson.

   Marbled Pecans/Cocoa Squares sweetened with Coconut Sugar, covered with dark and white chocolate are a delicacy for chocolate lovers.

                                   You need:
~ Unsalted Butter - 125 g, Room temperature
~ Coconut Sugar - 2/3 Cup
~ 1 Egg
~ Whole Wheat flour (I use Ivory) - 1 Cup
~ Soda - 1 teaspoon
~ Salt - a pinch
~ Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
~ Vanilla, whole bean powder - 1 teaspoon, or 1/2 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
~ Cocoa powder - 1 and 1/2 of Table spoon
~ Pecans - 1 Cup
~ Dark baking Chocolate - 150g
~ White baking Chocolate - 150g
~ Square Cake Pan - 33cm/23cm, you can take smaller size.
~~ Preheat oven to 350F ( 180C)~~
~~ Grease and flour a square Cake Pan~~
=1. Cream Butter with Coconut Sugar.  Mix well.

     =2. Add 1 Egg. Beat well.

 =3. In separate bowl mix Whole wheat flour with all dry ingredients (Soda+salt+Cinnamon+Vanilla powder+Cocoa)

 =4. Sift dry mixture into the (Butter+Coconut Sugar+Egg) Mixture.

          =5. Stir well.

 =6. Chop pecans on small pieces with a knife.

 =7. Add chopped Pecans into the dough and fold them well.

 =8. Spread the mixture evenly into prepared square Cake Pan.

 =9. Bake for 13-15 minutes. If you have smaller size cake pan it will take 2-3 more minutes to bake.

 =10. Remove from the oven

 =11. Prepare the Chocolates. Melt Dark and White Chocolate separately.

~~ How to melt Chocolate.  ~~

Always==> Use Water Bath or Double boiler to melt chocolate
For Water Bath>> Take a larger size saucepan for the water. Pour the Cold water inside of the saucepan and place inside a smaller size saucepan with a chocolate. Place on the stove. Heat it gently.

 When the chocolate starts to melt, stir it frequently.

 *White and Milk chocolate can develop lumps when overheated.
Never ==> Place the saucepan with a chocolate to melt straight on the stove, as it burns easily.
 Do not let the water to bubble and  to move inside of the saucepan with chocolate. When the chocolate is in contact with water, it becomes a thick mass that will not melt.
=12. Drop large spoonfuls of each type of chocolate onto baked cake. Marble with a knife.

 =13. Cut into pieces while still warm. Cool a little bit.

 =14. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.

 

                 Enjoy and Be Healthy.