20110602

Chocolate, rum and macadamia slice

2 tbsp coocoa powder
50g brown sugar
80g icing sugar
250g unsalted butter, melted
300g plain flour
60g currants
60g raisins
200ml dark rum
100ml thickened cream
2x395g cans sweetened condensed milk
100g macadamia nuts
70g desicated coconut
2 tsp vanilla essence
250g dark chocolate
extra 50g unsalted butter

1. Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease a 30cm fluted, round, shallow cake tin with removable base with melted butter. In a bowl, stir cocoa and sugards into butter, then sift in flour and mix well til combined. Pess mix into prepared pan and bake for 10 mins. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
2. Put currants, raisins and rum in a pan, bring to the boil and cook for 1 min. Reduce heat to low, add cream, condensed milk and extra cooca (2 tbsp) and cook, stirring for 1 min or until combined, stir in nuts, coconut and vanilla and mix well.
3. Scatter and choc chips over cooled base and pour over filling. Return to oven and bake for 15 mins. Remove and set aside to cool.
4. Melt choc and extra butter in a large bowl over a pan of simmering water until smooth. Spread over cooled slice. Allow to set. Remove from tin and cut into wedges.

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