Recipe

Chocolate fruit and nut slice with macaroon topping

Oct 27, 2013 1:00pm
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 20 mins cooking
  • Makes 16 Item
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Ingredients

Macaroon topping
  • 2 egg-whites
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
Chocolate fruit and nut slice with macaroon topping
  • 250 gram scotch fingers, half crushed, half chopped
  • 2/3 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup whole macadamias
  • 1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
  • 200 gram dark chocolate, chopped
  • 125 gram butter, melted
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

Method

Chocolate fruit and nut slice with macaroon topping
  • 1
    Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease a 20cm square cake pan. Line base and sides with baking paper.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, combine biscuits, raisins, macadamias and icing sugar.
  • 3
    Combine chocolate and butter in a small saucepan. Heat on low, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly.
  • 4
    Stir chocolate into biscuit mixture with egg. Press into pan, smoothing top.
  • 5
    Spread topping over. Bake 15-20 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Serve cut into squares.
Macaroon Topping
  • 6
    In a small bowl, beat egg-whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff. Beat in cocoa, then fold in coconut.

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