MARSHMALLOW SLICE
This recipe comes from the Celebrating Chocolate Cookbook, published by New Idea. The description reads: A layer of white marshmallows melts in the centre of the slice, giving it a sweet, slightly sticky flavour. Trust me, this is delicious and worth the effort!
Provided by Alesha
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to moderate 180°C Butter base of 20cm square tin and line with non stick baking paper.
- Melt chocolate and butter in a basin as it stands over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until smooth.
- Beat eggs with sugar and orange rind until fluffy, add chocolate mixture and stir it through.
- Sift flour, salt and baking powder over top and mix through, add nuts then mix again.
- Put half the mixture into prepared tin. Cut marshmallows in half across the centre. Arrange on top of mixture in tin, leaving a tiny space between each one.
- Place small spoonfuls of remaining cake mixture on top of marshmallows. Carefully spread mixture with a knife to fill gaps between marshmallows.
- Bake in oven for 25 minutes or until firm to the touch. Leave to cool completely before turning and cutting into pieces.
- To make chocolate icing, melt chocolate and butter in a bowl as it stands over a pan of simmering water. Stir until smooth then spread over top of slice to make a thin chocolate coating.
- Decorate with slices of brazil nut before icing has set. Slice when cool into desired pieces.
- Yield is an estimate, you can cut this into as many pieces as you like.
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