Pumpkin and Chocolate Slices

Happy Halloween!

Carving pumpkins and making some chocolate slices, using this recipe from one of my favourite books - Zoe Berkeley's bake-a-boo bakery cookbook.



















Pumpkin and Chocolate Slices 
Makes 15

Ingredients


200g 7oz) butter at room temperature
175g (6oz) golden caster sugar
3 tablespoons maple syrup
4 large free-range eggs
300g (10oz) cooked mashed pumpkin
250g (8oz)self-raising flour, sifted
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
25g (1oz) cocoa powder, sifted
125g ( oz) chocolate chips




Preheat the oven to 180°C, Gas Mark 4, and grease and line the bottom of a shallow baking tray, approximately 33x23cm (13x9 inches). Lightly cream the butter until light and fluffy, then beat in the sugar and maple syrup until just combined.


Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the pumpkin. Sift together the flour, cinnamon and cocoa, then gently fold into the mixture, taking care not to overwork.


Fold in the chocolate chips, the transfer the mixture to the prepared tin and cooking the preheated oven for 35-40 minute until golden. Leave to cool in the tray, then slice and serve straight from the tray.

Zoe Berkeley

Zoe Berkeley is the owner of the bake-a-boo café in West Hampstead, London.

















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