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Chocolate-Caramel Slice

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Chocolate-Caramel Slice

Chocolate-Caramel Slice

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Equipment

  • Microwave Oven - Essential for quickly melting chocolate or caramel.

  • Saucepan (Heavy-duty) - Used for making the caramel filling and cooking the butterscotch sauce.

  • Wooden Spoon - Helpful in mixing ingredients without scratching surfaces, such as when whisking egg yolks or melting chocolate.

  • Cake Pan (8-inch) - The typical size for baking a Chocolate Caramel Slice.

  • Pie Dish with a removable bottom - Useful if you want to make individual slices, rather than one large cake.

  • Digital Kitchen Scale - For accurately measuring ingredients, especially crucial in baking for the perfect texture and taste.

  • Mixing Bowls (Glass or Metal) - Used for combining dry and wet ingredients during preparation.

  • Double Boiler (or a heat-safe bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water) - Essential for melting chocolate gently without burning it.

  • Silicone Spatula - Vital in stirring and folding ingredients, such as when preparing the caramel filling.

  • Pastry Brush - Useful for brushing butter on the cake pan before baking to prevent sticking.

  • Cooling Rack (for rack or wire-style) - Helps cool the slice evenly and allows condensation to escape during baking and while resting.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour

  • 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

  • 1 tablespoon ice water

  • 1 large egg yolk

  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

  • 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, diced

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Instructions

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Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 11x7x2-inch metal baking pan. Blend first 4 ingredients in processor. Add butter. Using on/off turns, blend until coarse meal forms. Add 1 tablespoon ice water and egg yolk. Blend until moist clumps form. Press dough onto bottom of pan; pierce all over with fork. Bake until golden, piercing if crust bubbles, about 20 minutes. Cool completely.
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Instruction 2

Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves, butter melts, and mixture comes to boil. Attach candy thermometer to side of pan. Boil gently until caramel is thick and temperature registers 225°F, whisking constantly, about 6 minutes. Pour caramel evenly over crust; cool 15 minutes to set.
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Instruction 3

Meanwhile, melt chocolate with cream in microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring occasionally. Spread chocolate over warm caramel; sprinkle with sea salt. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.
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Instruction 4

Cut dessert lengthwise into 4 strips. Cut each strip crosswise into 5 or 6 slices. Transfer to platter and serve.
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