{"id":2963,"date":"2017-03-31T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T09:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2017-04-18T23:55:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T22:55:30","slug":"rich-dark-chocolate-and-ginger-slice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=2963","title":{"rendered":"Rich Dark Chocolate and Ginger Slice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#FF0000\"><span style=\"font-size:28px\"><em><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Rich Dark Chocolate and Ginger Slice <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:80px\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#0000FF\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">175g ginger biscuits 100g butter 500ml single cream<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:80px\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#0000FF\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">4tbsp caster sugar <\/span><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" data-attachment-id=\"3090\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=3090\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cake02.jpg?fit=300%2C197\" data-orig-size=\"300,197\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Alan&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490868100&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cake02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cake02.jpg?fit=300%2C197\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cake02.jpg?fit=300%2C197\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3090\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cake02.jpg?resize=300%2C197\" style=\"height:197px; width:300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#0000FF\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Whiz the biscuits in a food processor to fine crumbs. Melt half the butter and stir in the biscuit crumbs. Press into a deep 20cm spring rim tin. Chill in the fridge for 10 &#8211; 15 mins until hard. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until almost boiling. Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and chocolate. Beat in the remaining butter and ginger. Pour into the tin and chill for about 2 &#8211; 3- hours. Remove the rim. To slice, dip a knife in hot water before making each slice. Serve with whipped double cream and fresh raspberries. Add a sprig of mint for decoration.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"31\" data-attachment-id=\"1824\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1824\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/utensils01.jpg?fit=800%2C31\" data-orig-size=\"800,31\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"utensils01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/utensils01.jpg?fit=300%2C12\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/utensils01.jpg?fit=800%2C31\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1824\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/utensils01.jpg?resize=800%2C31\" style=\"height:31px; width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/utensils01.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/utensils01.jpg?resize=300%2C12 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/utensils01.jpg?resize=768%2C30 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Rich Dark Chocolate and Ginger Slice 175g ginger biscuits 100g butter 500ml single cream 4tbsp caster sugar Whiz the biscuits in a food processor to fine crumbs. Melt half the butter and stir in the biscuit crumbs. Press into a deep 20cm spring rim tin. Chill in the fridge for 10 &#8211; 15 mins until hard. Heat the cream [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[129,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-LN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16343,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16343","url_meta":{"origin":2963,"position":0},"title":"Feeling Festively Creative","author":"Alan Williams","date":"1st December 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Feeling festively creative? 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