Sugar overload!

Coffee group at mine today. Usually I make it the morning of coffee group but last night I wanted to try something I have only ever managed to mess up. And to be fair this one isn't perfect, but it would be my best effort to date. I can' get the topping to sit on top like it does in the photo. At least this time the caramel didn't sink into the base.

Good old Tan Slice. I used a double caramel mixture. A friend does that with a slice she makes so I thought I would too. This is super sugar plus plus over load and nearly a whole pound of butter, so not for the diet/sugar conscious. But as I am not I can't wait to eat it!

Tan Slice:

This is the recipe as per the book. It is up to you if you want to double the caramel mix. Oh and it is all in measurements, even the flour and sugar which I always find a bit of a pain. My scales are terrible.

Base:

170 grams butter

85 grams sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

280 grams flour

Chocolate Buttons

Caramel:

55 grams butter

1 tablespoon golden syrup

200 grams condensed milk

Cream the butter and sugar until soft and fluffy, add the vanilla and work in the flour. Remove one third, this will be the top of the slice. Put the top in the fridge to chill. Take the remanding mixture and spread in the base of a tin. Now there is no indication on what size tin to use, I used a standard cake tin and it seems enough. Put in the fridge.

In a pot place all the caramel ingredient and mix on a low heat until all melted and mixed together. Take off the element and cool.

Once cool pour over the chilled base and sprinkle the topping and a few chocolate buttons.

Bake for 35 mins at 180 degrees.

YUM!!!!!

I need a super sugar boost as I have managed to catch the kids cold. Adele, bless her, was so sick with it. Really high temps, sweats and an awful cough. Ryan wasn't so bad but the crazy temps. I have a blocked face. I really want to spend the week in bed but... With kids you just can't. I had the night off work, thank god. But there has been so much else to do. I am off to an Easter Market and have a few other things booked for this month. Plus then next month is the big expo...Plus I have a stuff I have to do for my real work. So timing has not been the best for this cold.

We are having the big scan next week. We get to find out what we are having and all the detail of "its" wee body. I love this scan, there is so much detail and really up until then it is sort of unreal.

So really busy at the moment.

Right almost time for coffee

Tx