Chocolate Florentine Slice

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 125 g butter
• 200 g baking chocolate
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 80 g butter
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons cream
• 200 g flaked almonds
• 1/4 cup glace apricot, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup glace cherries, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 100 g dark chocolate melts (for decoration)

Recipe

• 1 line the base of a 20x30cm pan with baking paper, extending over the sides.
• 2 place butter and chocolate into a medium saucepan.
• 3 stir constantly over low heat for 4-5 minutes or until melted and smooth.
• 4 remove from the heat and stir in sugar, eggs and flour.
• 5 spread evenly over prepared pan.
• 6 place in the freezer to chill for 10 minutes whilst preparing topping.
• 7 preheat oven to 175c degrees.
• 8 ----------topping--------------- á.
• 9 place butter, sugar, honey and cream into a medium saucepan.
• 10 cook over medium heat stirring constantly for 6-8 minutes or until mixture is a light caramel colour.
• 11 remove from heat.
• 12 working quickly, stir in almonds, apricots, cherries and flour.
• 13 whilst mixture is warm, spread quickly over the chilled base.
• 14 bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden.
• 15 allow to cool completely in pan.
• 16 drizzle with the melted chocolate, allow to set before slicing.