Rich, sweet and delectable Millionaire Shortbread

Today I had to provide sweet treats for +/- 20 people so I decided to make "cara's magic brownies," Millionaire shortbread and a lemon meringue pie (watch this space for that recipe). Millionaire shortbread is a hit in my household, for those of you who aren't so sure of what it actually is, it is a shortbread based, caramel and dark chocolate slice. It is absalutely divine and once you have 1 you simply cannot stop eating them until you feel physically ill!

Here is the recipe:

Millionaire Shortbread

Ingredients: (Makes +/- 25 pieces)

Base:

• 60g butter
• 30g caster sugar
• 90g sifted self raising flour

Filling: (I sometimes double my filling to increase the amount of caramel)

• 60g butter
• 60g caster sugar
• 30ml/g golden syrup
• 1 can (397g) condensed milk

Topping:

• 100g Dark chocolate

Ingredients

Method:

Base:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees centigrade
2. Cream butter with caster sugar
3. Add sifted self raising flour and mix well.
4. Press into a greased 20cm x 20cm baking pan.
5. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown.

Filling:

1. Place butter, caster sugar, golden syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan.
2. Heat until dissolved on a low heat.
3. Then boil for 5 - 10minutes, stirring continuously (don't stress if you start seeing brown bits floating in your mixture, it happens when it begins to caramelize)
4. Once a caramel colour, turn heat off.
5. Pour over the cooked base, spread evenly.
6. Allow to cool.

Topping:

1. Melt chocolate in a bowl in the microwave or over hot water.
2. Pour over the caramel and shake pan from side to side to get the chocolate smooth, even and the caramel covered from corner to corner.
3. Mark into portions before the chocolate sets firm.

Delicious delights!