Mocha Angel Squares
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living- Bess Bartusch, Memphis, Tennessee
Serves 6 peopleCategories: Cookie Bars- Fruit Bars- Brownies
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. instant coffee granules
- 2 tsp. hot water
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 (10 1/2oz.) angel food cake loaf
- 1 (3.5 oz.) jar macadamias, chopped*
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
- 3/4 to 1 cup chocolate sauce
- 3/4 to 1 cup caramel sauce
Directions
- Dissolve coffee granules in 2 tsp. hot water.
- Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating
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until light and fluffy. Add coffee, and beat until spreading consistency. Set frosting aside.
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Trim crust from cake. Cut cake into 6 (2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 1-inch) squares. Spread frosting on top and sides of squares; roll in nuts. Top with ice cream, and drizzle with sauces.
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3/4 cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts may be substituted for macadamias.