Chocolate Hedgehog Slice

11 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb broken biscuits (shortbread) or 1 lb cookie (shortbread)
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar (fine grain)
  • 1 cup sultana (raisins)
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • Icing
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons milk (or enough to get a good spreading consistency)

Directions

  1. 1
    Break up biscuits into bits. Not crumbed, just pieces no larger the size of a quarter.
  2. 2
    In large pan melt the butter, then add the sugar, sultanas and cocoa. Heat and keep mixing until hot but not boiling.
  3. 3
    Take off the heat.
  4. 4
    Mixing very quickly, add the beaten eggs in small amounts incorporating each lot before adding the next.
  5. 5
    Fold in broken biscuits.
  6. 6
    Press mixture into a foil lined tray (30x25cm).
  7. 7
    Refrigerate to set for a couple of hours.
  8. 8
    To make the icing / frosting:
  9. 9
    Mix the icing sugar, 4 T cocoa and 2 T melted butter with enough milk to give a spreadable consistency.
  10. 10
    Beat until smooth.
  11. 11
    Spread over the hedgehog and leave until it has set.
  12. 12
    I store this slice in the refrigerator.

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