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Description:
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This is a minty chocolate lover's heaven - really tasty, and the mint makes it feel healthy somehow - well it is actually!
Shortbread base
300g Plain flour
30g cocoa
20g cornflour
220g butter
170g soft brown sugar
Sift the flour, cocoa and cornflour into a bowl
rub in the butter and stir in the sugar
Grease and line a 23cm x 18cm shallow baking tin
Preheat oven to 170C, 325F, Gas3
Bake for 20 - 25 mins
Allow to cool completely in the tin
Peppermint cream
1 medium egg white
3 - 4 drops peppermint oil
250 - 270g icing sugar
Beat everything together until smooth and spread over the shortbread
Chocolate topping
200g dark chocolate
Melt the chocolate and pour over the peppermint and gently spread with a knife or spoon
Chill for 2 hours in the fridge
Cut into slices with a warmed knife |