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Peanut butter slice

Preparation time:: 10 mins plus 30 mins cooling time and 2½ hours chilling time
Cooking time:: 45 mins

Serves:: 4

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Lashings and layers of peanut butter and chocolate make this treat a clear-cut winner.

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Ingredients

150g dark chocolate, chopped
100g unsalted butter, chopped
2 eggs
150g caster sugar
1 cup plain flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
2 cups smooth peanut butter
1¼ cups icing sugar mixture
Juice of ½ lemon
200g milk chocolate, chopped
¼ cup toasted unsalted peanuts, chopped

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Line a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper. Put dark chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and cook, stirring, until just melted. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Add eggs and caster sugar and beat until smooth. Sift in flour and cocoa and fold into mixture. Spoon into prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes or until just set. Cool in tin for 30 minutes.

2. Put peanut butter, icing sugar and lemon juice in a large bowl and beat until smooth. Spoon over chocolate mixture, then refrigerate for

2 hours or until set.

3. Put milk chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and cook, stirring, until just melted. Remove from heat. Pour over peanut butter mixture. Sprinkle with peanuts and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Cut into bars to serve.

Author: Fast Ed - Better Homes and Gardens Magazine - August 2012
Stylist: Stephanie Souvlis
Photographer: Andre Martin

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Shane B02:05pm Monday 17th December 2012 ESTReport Abuse
Hi, how does one stop the peanut butter section separating from the cake section? I'm having issues with the two sticking together. When I cut the slice the peanut butter section and cake section actually separate i.e. don't stick together. Any advise will be appreciated.
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myturn11:47am Monday 10th September 2012 ESTReport Abuse
I am going to try this one this week it has all the things my family like chocolate peanut butter and peanuts ty fast ed for the recipe!
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