chocolate jaffa slice (vegan)
One of the things I did after I started at my current place of employment was occasionally mention the casual baking competition we had at my previous place of employment. I would talk about how great it was, how delicious, how much fun. Eventually, I had enough people convinced that we were able to start a casual baking competition of our own. This week's category was slices, something I had never tried before. And I came second! So, that was cool.

This slice is really easy, and really delicious. I honestly can't wait to try making it again, this or another slice!

This recipe is vegan, and though it is not gluten-free it could easily be so if you use gluten-free biscuits rather than plain wheat-based ones.

Chocolate Jaffa Slice


ingredients:

200 grams of biscuits (I used the Arnotts' Nice)
cup walnuts
300 grams dark chocolate
half cup icing sugar
100 grams butter
1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind


method:

Crush or blend the biscuits and the walnuts. My blender is on its way out, and the barmix was useless for this job, so I found myself on the floor of my kitchen using my mortar and pestle to pound the walnuts and biscuits into tiny pieces. Pour this mixture into a bowl.

Melt half of the chocolate, the icing sugar (sifted) and the butter together. After removing from the heat, add the orange rind to the mixture, then pour into the biscuit/walnut mixture. Stir it all together until combined. Pour this combination into a cake tin that has been lined with baking paper, and press it all down very firmly. Put it in the fridge to set for about ten minutes.

I took this opportunity to do the dishes, freeing up my chocolate melting pot again. Melt the remaining chocolate, pour into the tin to form the top layer. Smooth it all out evenly, and put it back in the fridge to set again, about another half an hour.

Once cut, it looked really awesome. Next time I think I'm going to sprinkle coconut on top of that chocolate layer, but it was delicious without.