Florentine Slice

Hello again my dear readers! I have been getting my bake on for the last three days in preparation for Christmas, and after a good response from posting my choc mint balls recipe, I thought I would share with you all another favourite of mine. This recipe for florentine slice also always gets rave reviews from my family and friends, and this year I have made three batches of it!

Please leave me a comment if you end up trying it out, and tell me what you thought, and how you went! I would love to hear of your Christmas cooking expeditions!

Florentine Slice

375g packet of milk cooking chocolate
 
3/4 cup of sultanas

2 cups of cornflakes

1/2 cup of peanuts, unsalted

1 packet of glace cherries, chopped (any colour, but I personally think that just the red ones look best in this recipe)

2/3 cup of condensed milk

Line a lamington tin with foil, ensuring the foil comes well over the edges of the tin, then spray the foil with cooking spray.

Melt the chocolate with some copha to get it nice and smooth and glossy and then pour into the prepared tin. Refrigerate until set.

 

 

Before going in the oven

 

 

In the meantime, combine the sultanas, cornflakes, peanuts, cherries and condensed milk and mix well. Using the back of a spoon or spatula, spread the mixture evenly over the chocolate base and press it down slightly to make the top smooth. Bake in a 180 degree Celsius oven for 10-15 minutes or until you can see the top starting to change colour slightly.

Cool and then refrigerate again. Later, cut into squares.

Enjoy!


I am pretty liberal with this recipe, and don't feel quantities are hugely important. For example, the original recipe had just 185g of chocolate, but I felt this wasn't quite enough to be able to taste chocolate on the base when you went to eat it as it was spread too thinly. I also usually put in more peanuts and cherries than the recipe says! It's no big deal.

Happy baking!

Jorgs