ingredients
This recipe is on page 122 of the book.
You will need (I made 8 slices):
- 100g butter
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 2 tbsp malted chocolate drink (I used just malted i.e. Horlicks)
- 225g malted milk biscuits
- 75g milk chocolate (you can also use dark)
- 25g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
Method
Grease and line a cake tin; mine was an 18cm loose bottomed one.
Put the butter, golden syrup and malted drink into a saucepan and heat gently until the mixture is well combined. I find when the butter melts at first it looks a bit separated but keep stirring and it will come together and be thick and glossy.
Bash up the malted milk biscuits until you have crumbs then mix these into the butter mixture.
Press the mixture down well in the cake tin.
Get a small bowl and place it over a saucepan of simmering water but be careful that the bowl and water don’t touch. Put the chocolate, icing sugar and milk into the bowl and stir gently until the chocolate melts and the icing is combined.
Pour the chocolate icing over the biscuit mix then leave to set before cutting into wedges.
Tip – if you melt the butter in the same saucepan you use to hold the water later on it cleans the saucepan up a treat!
When I made these a few days ago it was cold and miserable. While waiting for the icing to set we went out for a blustery walk to feel no guilt when we came back to eat a slice, or three. De-waterproofed and sat at home with a nice cup of tea I couldn’t think of anything better to be sinking my teeth into. Whenever I make something from this book it always puts a smile on my face. Do you have any cook books that you have had for years and you still use now?
I would say my cookbooks are pretty new 🙂 I have only few, but I just love them (I guess because of the nice pictures :D)
Nice biscuits, really comforting for the cold and unpleasant weather.
It sounds like a wonderful concoction.
Fabulous, I’m craving for a slice now 🙂
Better than Millionaire’s Shortbread, I should think.
now this is one GLORIOUS biscuit… a trillionnaires shortbread… I love how buttery that biscuit base looks..and am LOVING the new blog styling… loving the refresh that we’re all having x
These biscuits look so delicious and seem simple to make too. The malted base is especially appealing. Will definitely be giving them a go!
Beautifully baked cookies. Now that I’m into baking, the recipe is definitely kept aside.
this is the kind of basic dessert that i find VERY easy to eat. looks terrific!
Your dessert looks delicious! Thank you for the visit to my blog…am happy to meet you!
Lovely nostalgic recipe. As soon as I saw the title it reminded me how much I used to like malted milk biscuits as a child. And Horlicks was always on offer in seaside cafes in the evening.
I love books like this that never fail! And, this looks like a delicious treat. I’d love to have a slice with some tea right now.
I’m so craving chocolate after look at these delicious pictures!!
Ah these look brilliant! And now I want to buy the book 🙂 hope you enjoy food more now!
Lucy x
La Lingua : Food + Life in Milano
I can’t wait to devour these biscuits, they look delicious 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I can go for three slices easy, looks delicious!
These chocolate biscuits look delicious!
This is wonderful! Such a lovely recipe. Must have cookbooks? Anything by Julia Child. And Elizabeth David.
Fabulous biscuits. They look just so moreish, rich and delicious!
Nice biscuit…and simple…looks delicious!
Hope you are having a great week Caroline 😀
fun love malted flavor I wish I had some maltesers and this cake
This looks amazing! I really like how it’s made in a tin and cut into slices a little like shortbread!
Caroline, I bought this book years ago and then lost it in a house move. This traybake was THE family favourite and I have been looking for it for so long. Thank you from all of us for allowing us to enjoy this once again. We are eternally grateful ?