Chocolate Hedgehog Slice

Ingredients

• 250 gram plain sweet biscuits
• 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• 185 gram butter
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 piece egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 150 gram dark chocolate, chopped

Instructions

1. 1Grease and line a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper.
2. 2Break the biscuits into small chunky pieces and combine with the walnuts in a large bowl.
3. 3Melt the butter, caster sugar and cocoa in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat and cool for 2 minutes.
4. 4Quickly whisk the egg and vanilla into the warm chocolate mixture.
5. 5Pour the chocolate mixture over the biscuits and walnuts and stir until everything is coated.
6. 6Press the mixture firmly into the tin and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
7. 7Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring between each, then spread over the slice.
8. 8Chill for another hour until set, then cut into 16 squares.