Name: Cherry nut bars
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 250.00 g butter; 160.00 g sugar; 3.00 ml caramel essence; 215.00 g flour cake; 5.00 ml Baking powder; 100.00 ml cocoa powder; 75.00 g butter; 50.00 ml golden syrup; 397.00 g nestlé sweetened condensed milk; 125.00 ml brown sugar; 200.00 g walnuts halved; 200.00 g glacé cherries; 2.00 ml vanilla essence

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Ingredients (13)

CHOCOLATE LAYER

250.00 g	butter
160.00 g	sugar
3.00 ml	caramel — essence
215.00 g	flour — cake
5.00 ml	Baking powder
100.00 ml	cocoa powder

CHERRY TOPPING

75.00 g	butter
50.00 ml	golden syrup
397.00 g	nestlé sweetened condensed milk
125.00 ml	brown sugar
200.00 g	walnuts — halved
200.00 g	glacé cherries
2.00 ml	vanilla — essence

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Method:

Line a 22 x 33 x 4 cm baking tray with baking paper. Grease bottom and sides with butter.
Cream the butter and sugar. Add the caramel essence and beat until incorporated.
Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa together and mix into the creamed mixture.
Press into the lined tray and bake in preheated 160 ºC oven for 10 minutes.
CHERRY TOPPING: Heat the butter, syrup, condensed milk and sugar together over medium heat to dissolve the sugar, stirring well to prevent scorching. Cook the mixture for 10 minutes.
Stir in the nuts, cherries and vanilla essence.
Spread the topping over the prebaked base and bake for a further 15 to 20 minutes.