Ingredients
Base
200g gluten-free flour
½ cup cocoa, sifted
1 cup desiccated coconut
½ cup caster sugar
280g butter, melted
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Filling
3 cups glace cherries
3⅓ cups desiccated coconut
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 Tbsp vanilla
3 cups frozen raspberries
Ganache
500g chocolate
250ml fresh cream
Method
Heat oven to 150degC, grease and line a sandwich tin with baking paper.
Base
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Then press into tin and bake for 15 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cool.
Filling
Place cherries in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix together. Spread filling over the base and bake for 30-35 minutes until slightly golden.
Ganache
Melt chocolate and cream over a double boiler and stir until smooth.
Pour ganache over slice and leave to cool. Then slice into preferred sized pieces and let set in fridge.
Recipe requested by Annette Rose, Dunedin. Recipe provided by Columbus Cafe at Mitre 10 Mega Dunedin.
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