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Cork Chocolate Slice

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  • 10-04-2017 7:54pm
    #1
    Swaney
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Can anyone give me a recipe for a Cork Chocolate Slice. The one with the iced button on the top. I have tried every where but no luck. Of if you can advise where I could find the recipe, it would be a great help.


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    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    All I know is that I tried to make these in the past, and I failed. I'd be very interested in a tried and tested recipe!

    Edit: these lads, for anyone unfamiliar:

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    magentis
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    Ohhh,I just want one of these now!No hope at all living in Dublin.Nothing quite like one of those and an ice cold glass of milk!Memories of the "milk and cake" shop on sullivans quay.


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    Tree
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    I'm pretty sure half the secret is using margarine instead of butter.

    The two layers of shortbread should be straight forward. A blob of apricot jam on either side of the filling.

    I made this cake recently (https://romanianfood.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/amandine/) and the filling has pretty much the right texture (maybe use margarine and a little less cocoa).

    The top seems to be melted chocolate in some shops, and an icing glaze in others. The pink dot is probably fondant icing that's thick enough to not flow too much but thin enough to tun blobby.

    I'd say assemble the lot and cut w/ a sharp sharp sharp knife.

    I think I want to try replicate it now.


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    Shenshen
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    I've only ever heard these called "Doorbells" here in Cork - never knew they were Cork Chocolate Slices, that sounds so much posher! :D


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    #6
    Swaney
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Swaney


    Thanks Tree, I will give it a go and see how it compares and Faith that is a good pic.


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    the beer revolu
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    My mother used to make these. I just happen to be in the parents house and my mother was able to find her recipe.

    4oz butter
    4oz icing sugar
    2 eggs
    14oz plain flour

    Blitz in food processor, roll out and cook on 2 trays for about 15 minutes. @150c. (sounds like very little cooking but I trust my mother's baking)

    Filling was 2 1/2 Oz butter and 4oz icing sugar and some cocoa powder.

    Chocolate on top.

    My mum reckons she didn't often put apricot jam in them but I think she did.

    We called them doorbells too


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