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Chocolate Rice Crispy Cake

Crispy, crunchy, chewy, chocolatey, chunks of sweet, delicious heaven! A gloriously decadent treat, light as a feather and seriously addictive.

Course Any time of the day!
Keyword Addictive, Chocolate, Crispy, Rice Crispies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 120g unsalted butter
  • 160g golden syrup
  • 100g icing sugar
  • 60g cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 160g or sufficient Rice Crispies or cornflakes to be coated 

Instructions

  1. Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.

  2. Put the butter, golden syrup, icing sugar, salt and cocoa into a large pan and melt gently stirring all the time. Beat well until smooth. 

  3. Add the Rice Crispies in 2 or 3 batches and stir until they all have an even coat of chocolate.

  4. Spoon into paper cases and leave to set for 30 minutes, OR

    Tip into a baking tin, flatten the surface, leave to set for 45 minutes and cut into squares, OR

    Tip straight into a bowl and eat immediately!

    NB When the weather is warmer, we store these in the fridge.

Recipe Notes

Equipment:

  • Kitchen scales
  • Measuring spoons
  • Large saucepan
  • Baking tin or paper cases or bowl!

Different portions for scaling up and down!

  • 30g unsalted butter
  • 40g golden syrup
  • 25g icing sugar
  • 15g cocoa powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 40g or sufficient rice crispies

 

  • 60g unsalted butter
  • 80g golden syrup
  • 50g icing sugar
  • 30g cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 80g or sufficient rice crispies

 

  • 90g unsalted butter
  • 120g golden syrup
  • 75g icing sugar
  • 45g cocoa powder
  • ¼ plus ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 120g or sufficient rice crispies

 

  • 240g unsalted butter
  • 320g golden syrup
  • 200g icing sugar
  • 120g cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 320g or sufficient rice crispies