CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW SLICE
Makes 16 pieces
Base
125g butter
½ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1¼ cup self-raising flour
Marshmallow
2 tsp gelatine
½ cup boiling water
1 cup sugar
½ tsp strawberry flavouring
2 drops red food colouring
Topping
120g melted chocolate, slightly cooled
- Preheat an oven to 180C. Line a 20cm x 30cm tin with baking paper.
- Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and creamy. Stir through the flour. Press mixture evenly into base of tin evenly. Bake for 20 minutes until cooked. Cool.
- Sprinkle gelatine over boiling water and stir to dissolve. Beat sugar, flavour, colour and gelatine on high with an electric beater for a few minutes or until the mixture is light, fluffy and nearly cooled. Spread over base. Set in fridge.
- When marshmallow is completely set, spread over the chocolate and return to fridge. Cut into pieces when cold.
