Nanaimo Bars

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 125 g butter, melted
• 40 g sugar, granulated
• 25 g cocoa powder
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 175 g biscuits, crushed (digestive)
• 75 g coconut (flaked or desiccated)
• 75 g walnuts, chopped
• 50 g butter
• 2 tablespoons custard powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 225 g icing sugar, sifted
• 75 g chocolate (plain dark)
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 lightly oil a 23 cm square tin and line with clingfilm. mix together the 125 g butter, sugar, cocoa powder egg, biscuit crumbs, coconut and walnuts until combined thoroughly. press into the prepared tin very firmly. chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• 2 for the filling, cream together the 50 g butter and custard powder and vanilla essence. add the milk and icing sugar alternatively, about one-third at a time. until smooth. spead the mixture over the chilled base. return to the refrigerator and chill again for a further hour.
• 3 for the topping, melt the dark chocolate together with the 1 tbsp butter. stir together until combined well. pour over the filling and spread quickly to cover the base and filling thinly,.
• 4 leave for 5-10 minutes until starting to set, then mark the chocolate with a sharp knife into 18 squares. refrigerate until set. cut through the marks, dividing the cake into squares. serve the bar chilled.