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CHOCOLATE FRECKLE BISCUIT BARK

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PREP + COOKING TIME 25 MINUTES (+ STANDING)

125g Tuc biscuits 150g butter, chopped 150g caster sugar 100g dark chocolate, chopped finely 65g (¼ cup) hundreds and thousands

Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Grease a 25cm x 35cm Swiss roll pan and line with baking paper. Place biscuits in a single layer in pan, trimming to fit if necessary.

Combine butter and sugar in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until butter melts. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves and mixture is well combined and bubbling. Remove from heat; pour evenly over biscuits and spread to cover. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and sprinkle evenly with chocolate. Return to oven for 1 minute or until chocolate melts.

Using a palette knife or the back of a spoon, smooth chocolate and immediatel­y sprinkle with hundreds and thousands. Stand for 1 hour or until the chocolate is set. Using a large kitchen knife, cut bark into large shards to serve.

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