Millionaire’s Shortbread

Name: Millionaire’s Shortbread
Yield: Makes 16
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 75 g (2¾ oz) caster sugar; 50 g (1¾ oz) golden syrup; 180 g (6½ oz) butter; 345 ml (11⅔ fl oz) condensed milk; 1 egg yolk; 225 g (8 oz) plain flour; 1 tsp double cream; 100 g (3½ oz) caster sugar; 200 g (7 oz) butter; 250 g (9 oz) dark chocolate (minimum 60% cocoa solids); 50 g (1¾ oz) butter

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

World's Best Cakes

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

About

This triple-layered perfection has a golden crunch from the shortbread, creamy caramel and bittersweet chocolate to top it all off. Some say it’s a Scottish treat while others argue it’s British through and through. And whatever you call it, it tastes divine.

Ingredients

For the shortbread base

200 g (7 oz) butter
100 g (3½

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3. You’ll need a 24cm (9½in) square non-stick tin.
First, make the base. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy, then add the egg yolk and cream.
Stir in the flour. Using