Recipe
September 26, 2011
Walnut Squares Recipe
Step 1: Heat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease a 9″ square cake pan.
Step 2: Work together the ingredients for the base, either in a food processor or using your fingers, to make fine crumbs. Press into the cake pan and bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Step 3: Meanwhile, stir together the filling ingredients. When the base comes out of the oven, spread this over top, return to the oven, and bake until set, about 25 minutes. Cool completely on a rack.
Step 4: For the icing, beat the cream cheese, butter, and melted chocolate until smooth. Gradually beat in the icing sugar, and lastly the lemon juice. Chill until spreadable, about 10 minutes. Spread the icing over the cooled walnut filling and cut into diamonds.
Makes about 16 squares
Reprinted with permission from Laura Calder’s Dinner Chez Moi (2011 Harper Collins Canada).
Directions
Yield:
Step 1: Heat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease a 9″ square cake pan.
Step 2: Work together the ingredients for the base, either in a food processor or using your fingers, to make fine crumbs. Press into the cake pan and bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Step 3: Meanwhile, stir together the filling ingredients. When the base comes out of the oven, spread this over top, return to the oven, and bake until set, about 25 minutes. Cool completely on a rack.
Step 4: For the icing, beat the cream cheese, butter, and melted chocolate until smooth. Gradually beat in the icing sugar, and lastly the lemon juice. Chill until spreadable, about 10 minutes. Spread the icing over the cooled walnut filling and cut into diamonds.
Makes about 16 squares
Reprinted with permission from Laura Calder’s Dinner Chez Moi (2011 Harper Collins Canada).
[img_assist|nid=2061376|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=middle|width=225|height=282]James Ingram; food and props styling by Patti Hetherington