Update a classic school-dinner recipe by using caramel sauce instead of pink custard to serve alongside chocolate squares. Kids (and big kids) will love it

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:15 mins
  • Cook:30 mins
• Easy
• Serves 12

• Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 175g plain flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 60g cocoa
• 115g golden caster sugar
• 145g butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
• demerara sugar, for sprinkling over
• 4 tbsp caramel
• 50ml single cream

Method

• STEP 1

  Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the flour, almonds, cocoa, caster sugar and a large pinch of salt into a food processor and whizz briefly. Add the butter and whizz until the mixture resembles damp sand.

• STEP 2

  Generously butter the base and sides of a small (15 x 25cm) baking tin. Tip the mixture into the tin and press it down. Bake for 30 mins. Remove from the oven, sprinkle over some demerara sugar and cut into squares using a sharp knife while still it’s soft.

• STEP 3

  Meanwhile, heat the caramel and cream together in a pan. Serve the concrete warm with the caramel sauce. You can cool any leftovers and eat them cold – they will harden like shortbread.