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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: dede on April 10, 2012, 06:32:22 am

Title: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: dede on April 10, 2012, 06:32:22 am

These are so nice, my DS 5 couldn't remember the name and called them Warthog slice, so that's what we call them now :)

Ingredients
250 g Scotch finger biscuits
1/2 Cup desiccated coconut
1/2 Cup castor sugar
1/2 Cup Cocoa powder
100 g Dark chocolate, chopped
100 g Butter
1 Tbs golden syrup
1 eggs, beaten
CHOCOLATE TOPPING
200 g Dark chocolate, chopped
50 g butter, chopped

Directions
Lightly grease an 18cm x 23cm slice pan, line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above pan edge.
Place biscuits in a bag and lightly break them up with a rolling pin ( not to fine, you want chunks still)
In TM place chocolate, butter and syrup. Heat 3 minutes 60c speed 3, until all melted and smooth.
Whisk in egg, add crushed biscuits, coconut, sugar and cocoa.
Mix 10 sec reverse speed 3. If not completely mixed then mix remainder with spatula.
Press mixture into prepared pan and chill 30 min until firm
Combine chocolate and butter in heat proof bowl and heat in microwave until melted
Pour chocolate over slice and chill until set but not to firm before slicing into squares.

members' comments

JuliaC83 - Made this with dark chocolate and took some to share at a picnic. I only had 100g choc left for the icing so added 1 cup icing sugar and a little hot water to increase to the desired amount.

Suzanne - omitted the egg altogether, works well without it.

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: fundj&e on April 10, 2012, 06:42:54 am

Scotch finger biscuits on the shopping list

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: Bonsai on April 10, 2012, 07:40:53 am

Oh Dede wonderful memories of buying a bit of slice on the shopping run when my kids were little then trying to nibble it for afternoon tea without them seeing it ( I'm not a mean mum, just tried not to give littlies too much sugar  - and by Friday shopping day I needed a treat!)

Now I'll have to cook a larger bit and share it with them (now aged 23, 21 and 18). Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: Bonsai on April 10, 2012, 07:41:54 am

Oh that's 23, 21 and 18 (not 1- too much of an age gap!)

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: dede on April 10, 2012, 07:48:36 am

Bonsai I was about to comment on the huge age gap and how game you were to go back again lol.

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: Halex on April 10, 2012, 11:16:44 am

Dede, , ths looks great, on the list when we have lost cruise weight.

H :)

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: Cornish Cream on April 10, 2012, 11:22:28 am

What do Scotch Finger biscuits taste like ??? don't have them here so I would have to substitute a different biscuit. :)

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: Halex on April 10, 2012, 11:25:21 am

Sort of like shortbread, there is a recipe here to make "not quite a scotch finger" you could make them.

H :)

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: Cornish Cream on April 10, 2012, 11:28:03 am

Thanks Hally. :-*

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: Cornish Cream on April 10, 2012, 11:51:49 am

Just did a search and apparently "malted milk" biscuits are similar ;D I can get those here ;)

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: Lellyj on April 10, 2012, 12:08:36 pm

Thank you Dede, will make on the weekend.  My husband LOVES hedgehog slice and the ony tmx recipe I have tried was very nice but more like rocky road, than hedgehog.

Love the warthog thing, too!  My son, now 17, used to have real problems with his speech and pronounced "noodles" more like "needles" . . . one night my daughter asked him if he knew what was for dinner and she thought he said "needles and beachballs".  We still call spaghetti and meatballs that now!!

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: judydawn on April 10, 2012, 12:10:42 pm

 :D :D Funny how these things stick Lellyj.

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: LeeJ on April 10, 2012, 12:20:29 pm

Dede, it might be a few months of no sleep, so please help me  :D Where do I add the egg in?

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: dede on April 10, 2012, 12:24:23 pm

Lol Lelly, love Needles and beach balls. Will have to remember that.
DS asked me one day if I could make some warthog slice, took me awhile to click what he meant. When I worked it out I laughed so much DS got real grumpy with me (he hates people laughing at him)

Reminds me when DS 14 was about 4 and we were talking about going to Ben Lomond to see the snow (near Launceston)
He said there was no way he was going there because we might die. After a bit of thought and working it out we realized he thought we were talking about Bin Laden (this was when it was all on the tv and everyone was talking about it)
 Poor kid thinking we were going to put his life in danger. But we couldn't help but laugh. :)

Title: Re: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: *suzanne* on November 27, 2012, 03:40:07 am

Same question as lee, when do you add the egg?

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: cookie1 on November 27, 2012, 05:19:26 am

I'd put it in with the chocolate, butter and syrup.

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: *suzanne* on November 27, 2012, 05:21:50 am

Thanks Cookie, I just omitted it altogether as I was practically done when I realised  :-)), never mind I'm sure the kids and DH won't notice

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: cookie1 on November 27, 2012, 05:24:31 am

True. :)

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: dede on November 27, 2012, 06:40:12 am

I didn't notice the egg was missing from the directions. Will fix that, can't remember where its supposed to be added though lol. Will have to look that up :)

Title: Re: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: *suzanne* on November 27, 2012, 06:54:25 am

It tastes delicious without the egg ;D

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: dede on November 27, 2012, 08:20:46 am

That's good to know. I checked my recipe and couldn't see where to add the egg either :o, oh well just add it when ever you want or not lol :D

Title: Re: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: *suzanne* on November 27, 2012, 10:16:46 am

I just crossed it of the recipe, DH said it's the best hedgehog slice he has ever eaten.....and he's eaten a few;D

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: judydawn on November 27, 2012, 10:23:17 am

I couldn't believe there were no pictures of this recipe so had to google it.  I've never tasted hedgehog slice or even heard of it before  :-))

Title: Re: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: *suzanne* on November 27, 2012, 10:27:39 am

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/27/e3aje3yq.jpg)
Not a great photo but here it is, well what's left of it::)

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: dede on November 27, 2012, 10:53:31 am

Yum yum :)

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: judydawn on November 27, 2012, 12:00:59 pm

Thanks suzanne - wonder where it got it's name from, it doesn't look anything like a hedgehog to me  ;D

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: obbie on November 28, 2012, 01:14:43 am

yum, will make soon

Title: Re: Hedgehog slice (Warthog slice as DS5 calls it)
Post by: JuliaC83 on July 08, 2013, 09:19:19 am

Made this today with dark chocolate and took some to share at a picnic :) I only had 100g choc left for the icing, so added 1 cup icing sugar and a little hot water to increase to the desired amount  ;D