This is my mums chocolate slice recipe, and to be honest, nothing comes close to this. My sister and I always make this whenever we turn up to each others house, and its a firm favourite over any dessert or block of chocolate from the shops.
There are 3 seperate layers, so 3 steps, and 3 lots of ingredients in each step. Its sounds complicated but its not. Once you make it a handful of times, its quite easy to master.
Base (Layer 1)
125gm butter
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
Melt butter and cocoa together over low heat. Sift Flour and Icing Sugar over the top. Stir until it becomes a cookie like mix.
Press by hand into greased lined 28 x 18cm slab tin.
Cook in preheated moderate oven until it starts to bubble a little bit. – Stick in the freezer for a good 15 minutes before placing the next layer on.
Filling (Layer 2)
1 x 400gm tin condensed mik
1 tablespoon rum or Rum Essence
2 tablespoon cocoa
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup sultanas
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Put condensed milk, rum, cocoa, coconut, sultanas and vanilla in saucepan, stir through over heat until cocoa is dissolved, then spread mixture onto the base you have just cooked. Return to oven for 10 mins, and cook until it bubbles. Place into freezer for another 15.
Topping (Layer 3)
125gm good quality dark chocolate
Melt in bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water, when all melted spread over slice and refrigerate to set. To be honest, thats the official instructions, and I ignore it and melt the block of chocolate in the microwave. Pour over the top and put in the fridge (or freezer if you are in a hurry) and enjoy!!
