Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 115 grams butter
  • 50 grams caster sugar
  • 30 grams cocoa powder
  • 200 grams digestive biscuits (crushed into crumbs)
  • 65 grams desiccated coconut
  • 50 grams walnuts (chopped)
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 60 grams butter (room temperature)
  • 230 grams icing sugar
  • 20 grams custard powder
  • 2-3 tbsp full fat milk
  • 120 grams dark chocolate
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instruction

  • Grease and line an 8-inch square baking tin or butter an 8-inch silicone baking tin.
  • Place the digestive biscuit crumbs, coconut and chopped walnuts in a large bowl.
  • Melt butter, cocoa powder and sugar together over a medium heat in a small saucepan. Don't let it boil.
  • Crack in the egg, and stir well to cook/pasteurise it.
  • Remove from the heat, add the vanilla and stir the chocolate mixture into the digestive biscuit crumb mixture.
  • Stir until well incorporated and press into the bottom of the prepared tin. Pop into the fridge to chill for an hour.
  • To prepare the buttercream, beat the room temperature butter, icing sugar and custard powder together and add enough milk to make it light and creamy.
  • Spread in an even layer over the chilled base, and pop into the fridge for a further half an hour.
  • To prepare the chocolate topping, melt the dark chocolate and butter together in a heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of barely simmering water.
  • Spread evenly over the top of the buttercream, and chill until hardened.
  • Cut into squares and serve!