Nanimo Squares

If you're in the mood for something truly decadent, here it is.

1/2 cup butter
1 beaten egg
1 square unsweetened chocolate
2 cups graham crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup coconut
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I like pecans; use your favorite.)

1. Melt butter & chocolate in pan.

2. Blend sugar into mixture until dissolved. Cool mixture slightly, taking it off heat, so that when you add the egg it does not become chocolatey scrambled eggs.

3. Add vanilla, egg, graham cracker crumbs, coconut & chopped nuts into the mixture. Mix thoroughly & press firmly into 9x9 pan. Refrigerate.

***NOTE: I alter the recipe a bit: 2 squares of chocolate, more coconut and more nuts.

1/2 cup butter
1 tbs heavy cream
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

1. Cream above items until smooth & creamy. Spread over chocolate layer. Then put into fridge until butter frosting is firm.

2. Melt 4 squares of semi-sweet chocolate. When melted, spread evenly over frosting layer. Cut into squares. Refrigerate to set up.

***NOTE: I also alter the chocolate layer, using this ganache recipe. Make the ganache and let it cool so that it doesn't melt the white frosting layer underneath. But don't let it get too cool; you want do be able to pour it on--not smooth it on, like frosting a cake. If you pour it, the ganache will cool and harden and when you cut it into squares, the top layer will be a candybar-like, hardened consistency.