Chocolate Mint Slice

Name: Chocolate Mint Slice
Ingredients: 60 g butter, softened; 14 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 12 tablespoons caster sugar; 2 tablespoons milk; 0.75 (110 g) self-raising flour; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 1 pinch salt; 2 cups powdered sugar icing; 1 -2 tablespoon boiling water or 1 -2 tablespoon hot milk; 30 g butter, softened; 3 drops peppermint extract (to taste); 150 g dark chocolate, melted; 12 teaspoon vegetable oil

13 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

60 g butter, softened
14 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 12 tablespoons caster sugar
2 tablespoons milk
0.75 (110 g) self-raising flour
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 pinch salt
2 cups powdered sugar icing
1 -2 tablespoon boiling water or 1 -2 tablespoon hot milk
30 g butter, softened
3 drops peppermint extract (to taste)
150 g dark chocolate, melted
12 teaspoon vegetable oil

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 200C or 180C fan-forced.
2

Grease a 22cm springform cake tin.
3

Beat butter and sugars together until pale and fluffy.
4

Stir in milk, flour, cocoa powder and salt.
5

Lightly grease hands and press mixture into base of prepared tin.
6

Bake in preheated oven 12 minutes or until firm to touch.
7

Remove from oven and cool in tin.
8

Make the peppermint centre: using a wooden spoon beat the icing sugar with the water and butter until desired consistency is reached.
9

Add peppermint essence to taste.
10

Spread over cooled biscuit base and refrigerate until set.
11

Meanwhile melt chocolate and stir in vegetable oil; spread thinly over peppermint layer using a palette knife.
12

Refrigerate until set.
13

Cut into thin wedges or squares to serve.