Name: Choc-vanilla slice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed; 1 cup caster sugar; 1/2 cup cornflour; 1/2 cup custard powder; 1/4 cup cocoa; 3 cup milk; 300 millilitre tub thickened cream; 100 gram dark chocolate, finely chopped; 60 gram butter, chopped; 2 egg yolks; 2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; Chocolate ganache; 1/3 cup thickened cream; 200 gram dark chocolate, chopped; 2 x 50g snickers bar, sliced

Choc-vanilla slice

The best treat to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings. Not too small and not too big but just right! No guilt trips needed.

Makes 16

Prep

20M

Cook

20M

Total

40M

Ingredients

2 sheets puff pastry, thawed

1 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup cornflour

1/2 cup custard powder

1/4 cup cocoa

3 cup milk

300 millilitre tub thickened cream

100 gram dark chocolate, finely chopped

60 gram butter, chopped

2 egg yolks

2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Chocolate ganache

1/3 cup thickened cream

200 gram dark chocolate, chopped

2 x 50g snickers bar, sliced

Method

Choc-vanilla Slice

1.Preheat oven to very hot, 220°C. Lightly grease a 23cm square cake pan. Line baseand sides with baking paper, allowing paper to extend 2cm over the edge.

2.Place each pastry sheet ona lined oven tray. Bake for 10-12 minutes until puffed and golden. Cover with a tea towel and gently flatten pastry with hands.

3.Trim 1cm from 2 sides of pastry so that it fits cake pan – use it as a guide.

4.Line base of pan with 1 sheet of pastry.

5.In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornflour, custard powder and cocoa. Pour in a little combinedmilk and cream, stirring to a smooth paste.

6.Gradually add remaining milk mixture, stirring until smooth. Cook, stirring on low heat, until boiling, then simmer for 3 minutes until very thick and smooth.

7.Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate, butter, yolks and vanilla. Pour custard into pan over pastry, smoothing surface.

8.Top with remaining trimmed pastry sheet. Press down gently. Chill for 1 hour.