Chocolate marshmallow slice

Babiche Martens

This Marshmallow slice was made by my grandparents and was always popular with the children. White and pink (depending on how much colouring was added), we loved the texture and sweetness.

Base

125 g	Butter
½ cup	Sugar
1 tsp	Vanilla
1 ¼ cups	Self raising flour

Marshmallow

2 tsp	Gelatine
½ cup	Water, boiling
1 cup	Sugar
½ tsp	Strawberry flavouring
2 drops	Red food colouring

Topping

120 g

Chocolate, melted and slightly cooled (Main)

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 180C. Line a 20cm x 30cm tin with baking paper.
2. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and creamy. Stir through the flour. Press mixture evenly into base of tin evenly. Bake for 20 minutes until cooked. Cool.
3. Sprinkle gelatine over boiling water and stir to dissolve. Beat sugar, flavour, colour and gelatine on high with an electric beater for a few minutes or until the mixture is light, fluffy and nearly cooled. Spread over base. Set in fridge.
4. When marshmallow is completely set, spread over the chocolate and return to fridge. Cut into pieces when cold.

This slice makes great picnic fare along with these other recipes:

• Sausage pie
• Home-made hot dogs