Marbled Caramel Chocolate Slice

This recipe came from the book: "The Cookie and Biscuit Bible".  My friend Erica gave me the book awhile ago and I finally found the time to try one of the recipes.  These bars were so yummy, a little messy though.  The recipe below makes 24 servings.

Image by Jason Hedlund

Ingredients:

for the base: 

2 1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 caster (superfine) sugar

3/4 cup unsalted sweet butter, softened

for the filling:

7 Tbsp unsalted sweet butter, diced

1/2 cup light muscovado brown sugar (I used normal brown sugar)

2x 14 oz cans of sweetened condensed milk

for the topping:

3.5 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate

3.5 oz milk chocolate (we used dark)

2 oz white chocolate

Directions:

1.  Preheat the oven to 350F.  lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch jelly roll pan.  Put the flour and sugar in a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.  Work with your hands until the mixture forms a dough. 

2.  Put the dough into the prepared tin and press it out with your hands to cover the base.  Then use the back of a spoon to smooth it evenly into the tin. Prick all over with a fork and bake for about 20 minutes, or until firm to tough and very light brown.  Set aside and leave in the tin to cool.

3.  To make the filling, put the butter, sugar and condensed milk into a pan and heat gently, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved.  Stirring constantly, bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer the mixture very gently, stirring constantly, for about 5-10 minutes, or until it has thickened and has turned a caramel color.  Take care that the mixture does not burn on the base of the pan, as this will spoil the flavor.  Remove from the heat.

4.  Pour the filling mixture over the cookie base, spread evenly, then leave until cold.

5.  To make the topping, melt each type of chocolate separately in a microwave or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of hot water.  Spoon lines of plain and milk chocolate over the set caramel filling.

6.  Add small spoonfuls of white chocolate.  Use a skewer to form a marbled effect on the topping.  Let chocolate set and then slice.  Enjoy!

Terri's Rating: 10/10
PJ's Rating: 8.5/10
Liz's Rating: 9.5/10
Krista's Rating: 7.5/10
Iain's Rating: 8.5/10
Katie's Rating: 11/10
Beth's Rating: 9.5/10
Jason's Rating: 9/10

Nutrition:

345 calories

14g fat (9g saturated)

30 mg cholesterol

60mg sodium

52g carbohydrates

1g fiber

33g sugar

5g protein