Chocolate Tray Bake And Nutty Candy Bars by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients for Nutty Candy Bars:

• 2 cups oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 17 oz chocolate or chocolate chips
• 1 cup roasted salted peanuts, chopped

Method:

1. In a large bowl, combine oats, butter and brown sugar, 1/2 cup peanut butter, corn syrup and vanilla essence.
2. Place in a greased 13x9 inch tray and bake at 180 degrees C for 12-14 minutes or the mixture is bubbly around edges.
3. Melt the chocolate or if using chocolate chips and stir in peanuts and 2/3 cup peanut butter, spread over the oat mixture, cool, chill and when set, cut in bars.

Ingredients for Chocolate Tray Bake:

• 4 tbsp cocoa
• 4 tbsp hot water
• 8 oz butter
• 4 eggs
• 10 oz self raising flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp milk

For Icing:

• 5 oz chocolate
• 4 tbsp apricot jam
• 10 oz icing sugar
• 1 tsp oil
• Grated chocolate, to decorate

Method:

1. Blend cocoa and water and let cool.
2. Beat butter, caster sugar, add eggs, fold in flour and baking powder, milk and pour in a greased and lined 12x9 inch tin and bake at 180 degrees C for 30 minutes or till a skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool
3. For Icing: Warm the apricot jam and apply on the cake using a brush.
4. Melt chocolate and allow to cool slightly, beat in icing sugar and oil, if needed a tbsp or two milk can be added.
5. Pour icing over cake and smooth with a spectula or palette knife.
6. Set for an hour and then cut into squares and decorate with grated chocolate.