Chocolate Dessert

Mint slice

Name: Mint slice recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1¼ cups plain flour; ½ cup icing sugar; ¼ cup cocoa; 180g butter, melted and cooled; 200g Homebrand Spearmint Leaves, chopped; ½ cup boiling water; 1 cup icing sugar, sifted; ⅓ cup cream; 100g dark chocolate; 50g butter, extra; 1 tbs cream, extra

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by Fresh magazine

Oct 20, 2015

The classic combo of mint and chocolate come together in this easy, sweet and zingy slice.

1¼ cups plain flour
½ cup icing sugar
¼ cup cocoa
180g butter, melted and cooled
200g Homebrand Spearmint Leaves, chopped
½ cup boiling water
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
⅓ cup cream
100g dark chocolate
50g butter, extra
1 tbs cream, extra

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 20 cm square cake tin with baking paper. Sift flour, sugar and cocoa into a bowl. Add butter and stir until well combined. Transfer to tin and press firmly over base. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool in tin.
2.

Combine spearmint and water in a saucepan. Stir over medium heat until completely dissolved. Add icing sugar and cream. Stir until combined. Pour mixture over base, smooth top and transfer to fridge to chill until set.
3.

Melt chocolate, butter and cream together in a saucepan over low heat until smooth. Spread over mint filling. Chill for 10 minutes until set. Cut into squares.