Chocolate Mint Slice
Chocolate Mint Slice
Servings Prep Time
12slices 30minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Servings Prep Time
12slices 30minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Ingredients
Base
Peppermint Filling
Chocolate Topping
Instructions
Base
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (fan forced)
  2. Grease and line with baking paper an 18cm x 26cm rectangle baking pan.
  3. Sift both plain and self-raising flour into a bowl.
  4. Add sugar and cocoa powder and stir to combine. Use a wooden spoon. Make a well in the centre.
  5. Add butter and eggs and stir to combine.
  6. Spoon mixture evenly over base of baking pan and smooth surface with a spoon. The mixture is quite sticky and may take a while to try and spread evenly and smooth out.
  7. Cook in oven for about 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in pan.
Peppermint Filling
  1. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a bowl until light & fluffy.
  2. In a small jug add gelatine and boiling water. Mix until gelatine is fully dissolved.
  3. With mixer beating the butter mixture, gradually add the gelatine and continue beating until thick and creamy.
  4. Add in peppermint essence and beat through mixture.
  5. Add a few drops of food colouring and beat through mixture. Add drops until the desired colour is achieved.
  6. Pour peppermint filling into baking pan over the base and spread evenly.
  7. Place in refrigerator to set (about 30 minutes)
Chocolate Topping
  1. In a heatproof bowl stir chocolate and oil over a saucepan with simmering water.
  2. Continue stirring until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth
  3. Remove from heat an let stand for 5 minutes to cool slightly
  4. Pour over peppermint mixture in baking pan and smooth over surface with spoon.
  5. Place in refrigerator to set.
  6. Once set, lift out of pan and slice into squares for serving. Store in refrigerator.

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