Chocolate Peppermint Slices

Name: Chocolate Peppermint Slices
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 47 min
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter, melted, plus extra for greasing; 100 g/3½ oz/¾ cup self-raising flour; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 65 g/2¼ oz/5 tbsp caster (granulated) sugar; 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 1 tsp peppermint extract; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 300 g/10½ oz/2 cups plus 2 tbsp icing (confectioners’) sugar; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 100 g/3½ oz/7 tbsp butter, chopped; 125 g/4½ oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate, broken into pieces; 2 tbsp milk (approximately)

Preparation info

Makes:
24
squares

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Everybody Loves Chocolate

By Jennifer Donovan

Published 2024

About

Ingredients

25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
100

Oceania
Australia
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Grease a shallow 23 cm/9 in squ