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Chocolate Caramel Shortbread

December 10, 2012 By Kerry Cooks 18 Comments

Chocolate caramel shortcake, also known as millionaire’s shortbread, or billionaire’s shortbread, is a deliciously simple tea time treat – with gooey caramel and chocolate layered on top of homemade shortbread.

I have a boyfriend who looooves chocolate caramel shortcake more than possibly anything else in the world, and he also loves Cadbury Top Deck – a type of Cadbury chocolate that was withdrawn from the UK market in the early 90s (but is still sold in other countries) – featuring milk chocolate and white chocolate. So I set out to make a chocolate caramel shortbread to replicate top deck!

top-deck-200gm_product_larg_product_largeYou can easily customise chocolate caramel shortbread to the tastes of yourself or the people you’re making it for – get really creative with it! Here are some other great ideas –

  • Cookie Dough chocolate caramel shortbread
  • Salted Caramel chocolate shortbread
  • Or for festive variations, add a layer of red or green Wilton candy melts on top of your chocolate layer

Recipe adapted from How to be a domestic goddess

  • 175g unsalted butter
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 225g plain flour

First, preheat your oven to 170C/gas 4/350F, then let’s make shortbread! Either by hand or in a mixer, combine your very soft butter and sugar, and then add the flour until the mixture comes together in a soft sandy dough. Bring it together with your hands, and then flatten into a greased pan – I used one that was 7 x 9 inches, and anything around that size would work.

Bake your shortbread in the middle of your oven for 5 minutes, and then turn the temperature down to 150C/gas 3/300F and bake for a further 30 – 40 minutes. Once the shortbread is golden, remove from the oven and allow to cool.

To make the caramel, you’ll need –

  • 200g unsalted butter
  • a large (394g) tin of condensed milk
  • 4 tablespoons golden syrup

Combine them all in a large microwaveable container or bowl and stir thoroughly. Microwave on high heat for 6-7 minutes at 45 second intervals, removing and stirring thoroughly after each 45 seconds. Be very careful as the mixture will be massively hot.

Pour the molten caramel over the shortbread, and pop into the fridge to set. After 30 minutes, melt 200g of milk or plain chocolate (I used Cadbury Dairy Milk for the top deck combo, but most recipes use plain chocolate to counteract the massive sweetness of the caramel), and use a palette knife or the back of a spoon to spread it out on top of the caramel. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, and then melt 200g of white chocolate, and spread that out on top of the milk chocolate. Allow to set in the fridge for 3 hours or overnight, before cutting into small squares.

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This is one of those strange treats that gets better after a few days as the flavours have time to combine. Perfect for an indulgent afternoon treat.

x Kerry

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Filed Under: Baking, Chocolate Heaven Tagged With: bake, baking, butter, Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Caramel, Caramel shortbread, dessert, flour, food, Shortbread, treat, Types of chocolate

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  1. confessionsofayoungchef says

    December 10, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    Caramel shortbread’s my absolute favourite too! Does anyone know if there’s anyway you can get top deck in the UK? Can you buy it online?

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      December 10, 2012 at 9:44 pm

      The only way I know if is via Cybercandy – its about Β£5.60 a bar though!

      Reply
  2. bakearama says

    December 10, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    I’ve never seen top deck, but 2 types of chocolate you just can’t go wrong!

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      December 10, 2012 at 9:21 pm

      Unless there were three types……….

      Reply
  3. Jorie says

    December 10, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    Mmmm looks scrumptious. What was your bf’s reaction?!

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      December 10, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      πŸ˜€ I should have mentioned that really! He was very pleased, he had no idea what I was up to… next time I’ll take a picture!

      Reply
  4. Susannah Bianchi says

    December 10, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    That frosting has me Kerry. Can I just make that and eat it with a soup spoon?

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      December 10, 2012 at 2:18 pm

      πŸ™‚ Of course you can! Although it definitely tastes better as a triple layer delight!

      Reply
      • Susannah Bianchi says

        December 10, 2012 at 2:25 pm

        You’re a devil in a polka-dots, ya know that? πŸ™‚

        Reply
        • kerrycooks says

          December 10, 2012 at 2:41 pm

          I’m aware!! πŸ™‚

          Reply
          • Susannah Bianchi says

            December 10, 2012 at 2:42 pm

            You’re very cute and never, ever forget it.

  5. The Vagabond Baker says

    December 10, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    ah, you can’t beat caramel shortbread! I’ve never come across cadbury’s Top Deck, and I’m old enough to remember! oh and I’m as Brummy as Cadbury’s {was}! Must have missed it somewhere along the line, sounds yum πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      December 10, 2012 at 2:17 pm

      πŸ˜€ I don’t think it was that popular (figures!). But I do feel envious of other places and their amazing Cadbury varieties… like Australia’s Dairy Milk Rocky Road, and Canada’s Dairy Milk Peanut Butter and Pretzel!

      Reply
  6. IHeartVegetables says

    December 10, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    Kerry this sounds sooo delicious! I love the saltiness of caramel paired with chocolate!

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      December 10, 2012 at 12:52 pm

      I knooooww πŸ™‚ I bet it would be good with some peanut butter or salted peanut on top of the chocolate layer too…

      Reply
  7. Debs says

    December 10, 2012 at 11:26 am

    I am putting this on my ‘ToDO’ list right now! : )

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:57 am

      Thanks Debs! It’s pretty easy and not too time consuming since it involves short bursts of activity in the kitchen!

      Reply

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