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Fudgy espresso walnut shortbread

Fudgy espresso walnut shortbread

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Vegetarian
  • Makes16
  • CourseCake
  • Prepare20 mins
  • Cook1 hr
  • Total time1 hr 20 mins
  • Pluscooling

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Ingredients

FOR THE SHORTBREAD

  • 100g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 50g light brown muscovado sugar
  • 150g plain flour
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 50g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
  • 1 tsp Vegetable oil

FOR THE ESPRESSO WALNUT TOPPING

  • 175g walnuts
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 150g light brown muscovado sugar
  • 1 tbsp espresso powder
  • 5 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 eggs

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180?C, gas mark 4. Lightly grease a 23cm square cake tin; line with baking parchment. Start with the shortbread. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon, until pale. Fold in the flour, maple syrup and a pinch of salt. Press into the tin, smooth the surface, prick with a fork and freeze for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, toast the walnuts for the topping in the oven for 8 minutes; cool and roughly chop. Bake the shortbread for 20 minutes, until golden.

  2. For the topping, melt the butter in a pan, then simmer for 3 minutes, until the white solids turn golden and it smells toasty. Take the pan off the heat, then whisk in the remaining topping ingredients and stir in the toasted nuts. Pour onto the hot shortbread and bake for 30 minutes, until risen and set. Cool completely in the tin.

  3. To decorate, melt the chocolate and oil in the microwave or a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Drizzle over the bake (there will be some left over) and transfer to the fridge briefly for the chocolate to set, before cutting into squares.

Nutritional

Typical values per item when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,228kJ/ 294kcals

Fat

17.8g

Saturated Fat

6.7g

Carbohydrates

29.5g

Sugars

20.9g

Fibre

0.8g

Protein

4g

Salt

0.1g

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