The addition of chocolate chunks and cherries brings this square to a new and colourful level.
Ingredients
Base and crumble
- 260g butter – softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Caramel
- 395g can sweetened condensed milk
- 75g butter – cubed
- ¼ cup golden syrup
Topping
- 100g chocolate – chopped
- ½ cup red glacé cherries – chopped
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180oC (160oC fan bake). Line a 23cm square baking pan with baking paper.
Base
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Set aside 1 ¼ cups of the mixture for the crumble topping.
- Press the remaining mixture into the prepared baking pan and refrigerate with the crumble topping.
Caramel
- In a medium saucepan, over a low heat, stir together all the caramel ingredients. Whisk continuously until the mixture comes to a boil and the mixture is thickening.
- Pour the caramel over the prepared base. Sprinkle over the crumble topping.
- Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and evenly sprinkle over the chocolate and glacé cherries, pressing them slightly into the crumble.
- Return the slice to the oven and cook for a further 13 – 15 minutes or until golden.
- Leave the slice to cool in the pan before cutting into pieces.
