Chocolate Bar Base

Tonight I made a quick chocolate bar base for bars I will finish making tomorrow. This is just a simple, easy brownie-type base for some chocolate squares that will be filled and iced. The base for these bars takes about fifteen minutes to make, twenty max. They are so easy, and if you want, you can use this base for brownies, ice cream sundaes, strawberry shortcakes or just eat it plain! It is so easy and simple to remember. Once this base cools, it will be cut in half horizontally, filled with a vanilla filling, and topped with a chocolate icing. Here is the recipe for the base:

Chocolate Bar Base
1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon hard margarine or butter, melted
3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup granulated (white) sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose (plain) flour
pinch salt

Preheat oven to 400◦F. Line an 8x8 inch square baking pan with foil and lightly grease foil.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix the butter and cocoa until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, mix well. Spread evenly in prepared pan. Bake for ten minutes.