Name: Hedgehog slice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 150 gram coconut biscuits, crushed; 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted; 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots; 200 gram dark eating chocolate, roughly chopped; 100 gram butter, chopped; 1 egg, lightly beaten; Chocolate icing; 200 gram dark chocolate, chopped; 50 gram unsalted butter, chopped

Ingredients

150 gram coconut biscuits, crushed

1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted

1/3 cup chopped dried apricots

200 gram dark eating chocolate, roughly chopped

100 gram butter, chopped

1 egg, lightly beaten

Chocolate icing

200 gram dark chocolate, chopped

50 gram unsalted butter, chopped

Method

1.Grease and line a 26 x 16cm (base measurement) slice pan with baking paper, extending paper at long sides for handles. Combine biscuit, almonds and apricots in a large bowl.

2.Place chocolate and butter in a medium heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (don’t let base of bowl touch the water). Cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until melted and combined. Remove bowl from heat; cool slightly. Stir in egg. Stir chocolate mixture into biscuit mixture. Press mixture evenly into prepared pan. Cover with plastic food wrap: chill for 30 minutes.

3.To make icing: melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Spread over chilled slice. Chill 1 hour or until set. Lift slab from pan; cut into squares.

The more finely you crush the biscuits, the easier it is to cut the slice.
Note

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