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Cat’s Whisker Squares ~ Ann Yeates

Many moons ago my mother took me to a cafe in Portishead called
The Cat's Whiskers, presumably because it was the best ! Anyway,
they sold these wickedly rich chocolate squares known as Cat’s
Whiskers Squares. The name has nothing to do with the
ingredients. Fortunately they also sold the recipe which, even
more fortunately, involved hardly any cooking. They were always
very popular at birthday parties

Off we go:-
Ingredients and Method:
à crush 1 lb of digestive biscuits. (I put the biscuits in a food
bag or similar and crush with a rolling pin until the crumbs
are fine)
à place crumbs in a mixing bowl and stir in 3 tablespoons of
cocoa powder. Then stir in 4 tablespoons of Golden Syrup ,
mix well
(Here comes the cooking) Starters | Soups | Main Meals | Desserts | Cakes | Biscuits, etc
à melt ½ lb of margarine (you could use butter but keep the
cholesterol levels in mind) stir the melted margarine into the
mixture
à press the mixture down into a 12” x 8” Swiss Roll tin and
allow to set

(Oh dear more cooking)
à melt ½ lb of Kake Brand (or similar) cooking chocolate and
spread evenly all over the base
à allow to set, measure and cut into squares

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