Caramel slice

Ingredients

Base:
1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup self raising flour
1 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup CSR Soft Brown Sugar
100g butter
Filling:
30g butter
2 Tbsp CSR Golden Syrup
400g can sweetened condensed milk

Topping:
130g cooking chocolate
30g butter

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Put aluminium foil in a shallow dish.
To make base:
Sift flours into a bowl, add coconut. Combine brown sugar and butter in a pan until sugar has dissolved. Add mixture to the flours and stir. Press into tin with back of spoon, bake for 10 mins or until brown.

To make filling:
Combine butter, golden syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan. Stir for 10 mins until mixture boils and browns (watch it doesn't burn on bottom).Pour over base and bake for 20 mins.

To make topping:
Combine chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl, stand over pan of boiling water until melted. Spread over caramel filling.

Comments

This slice is a hit with the guests when cut into smallish squares