Preparation Notes
Cooking time includes chilling time in the fridge.
Ingredients
For the cake
- 200g dark chocolate
- 200g butter or vegan hard margarine
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
- 1 tbsp milk or soya milk
- 500g digestive biscuits
- 200g apricots
- 100g roast hazelnuts chopped
For the topping
- 300g dark chocolate
Method
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of hot water (the water should not touch the bowl).
- Add the butter or vegan hard margarine*, golden syrup and milk or soya milk* and stir.
- Remove from the heat, then stir in the crushed digestive biscuits, apricots and hazelnuts. Mix well.
- Line a shallow baking tray (approximately 25cm x 40cm) with parchment paper. Spoon in the chocolate biscuit mixture, press down well and chill for 1 hour.
- Melt the remaining chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of hot water. When melted, carefully spoon over the cake and spread evenly. Return to the fridge until set.
- Cut into 40 pieces and serve. Will keep for up to three days in the fridge, in an airtight container.
