Chocolate Caramel Cups

Ingredients

• 60g butter, softened
• 2 tbs caster sugar
• 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
• 2 tbs desiccated coconut
• 100g good-quality dark chocolate

• Caramel filling

• 395g can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tbs golden syrup
• 40g butter

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease twenty 1 1/2 tbs (30ml) capacity mini-muffin pans.
2. Combine butter and sugar in a bowl, stirring with a wooden spoon, until pale and creamy. Add flour and coconut and stir until well combined. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls of mixture into the base of each pan, pressing down evenly with your fingers. Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 160°C.
3. To make the caramel filling, combine the condensed milk, golden syrup and butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until mixture is smooth. Pour evenly among the muffin pans. Bake for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown and filling sets. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Use a small, sharp knife to carefully run around the edge of each pan to remove caramel cups. Transfer to a wire rack.
4. Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (don't let the base of the bowl touch the water). Stir until chocolate melts. Remove from heat. Pour into a plastic bag and cut off a corner. Pipe melted chocolate over each caramel cup. Allow 30 minutes to set. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.