Best Chocolate Mint Slice Recipes

CHOCOLATE MINT SLICE

Steps:

• Biscuit Layer Sift flour.
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Melt Butter and pour over dry ingredients, mix well.
• Press into greased and paper lined 30cm x 25cm swiss roll tin.
• Bake in moderate (180C or 350F) oven for 20 minutes.
• While warm top with peppermint icing.
• Peppermint Icing Melt chopped shortening over gentle heat.
• Sift icing sugar into basin.
• Add melted shortening, milk and essence.
• Mix well, spread over biscuit layer.
• When cold top with Chocolate Icing.
• Chocolate Icing Pour melted white shortening over powdered drinking chocolate and mix well.
• Cool slightly, then pour evenly on top of peppermint icing.
• Leave to set, then cut into slices to serve.

CHOCOLATE MINT SLICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fan-forced. Grease a 22cm springform cake tin. Beat butter and sugars together until pale and fluffy. Stir in milk, flour, cocoa powder and salt. Lightly grease hands and press mixture into base of prepared tin. Bake in preheated oven 12 minutes or until firm to touch. Remove from oven and cool in tin. Make the peppermint centre: using a wooden spoon beat the icing sugar with the water and butter until desired consistency is reached. Add peppermint essence to taste. Spread over cooled biscuit base and refrigerate until set. Meanwhile melt chocolate and stir in vegetable oil; spread thinly over peppermint layer using a palette knife. Refrigerate until set. Cut into thin wedges or squares to serve.