Wellington Squares

This sweet is very popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where they are usually made to please the little ones in the house or to serve at tea time in cafeterias and pubs. They are made up of three layers: a sponge base, a kind of toffee or caramel and a chocolate topping.

It is the type of recipe that you can make with your children because they will love the result and it is fun to make.

INGREDIENTS :

Sponge cake base:

• 350 grams (12 oz)  of flour
• 225 grams (8 oz)  of unsalted butter
• 110 grams (4 oz)  of icing sugar
• 20 grams (1 tbsp) of baking powder
• 5 grams (1 tsp) of salt

Layer "toffee":

• 400 ml (2 cups)  of condensed milk
• 230 grams (8 oz) of icing sugar
• 230 grams (8 oz) of unsalted butter
• 5 tablespoons of agave syrup or honey or cane syrup (optional)

Topping (top layer):

• 250 grams (9 oz) of coverage or dark chocolate at 70% (to taste)

First we are going to make the cake base. To do this, we mix the dry components and then add the butter to the point of ointment (very soft but not liquid). We work with a wooden spoon until everything is well mixed and integrated.

We have this mass and pour it into a rectangular mold that can go in the oven, with an approximate length of 40 cm (15 inches). Scoop it out from the bowl with a spoon and flatten it to form an even layer on the bottom of the mold. 

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (356 F)  and bake the cake for 20 minutes or until it looks golden. Remove and let cool.

To make the second layer, the one that looks like caramel toffee, melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the sugar, agave syrup or honey, and condensed milk. Let it cook over low heat for 45 minutes until it turns brown and becomes very dense (the condensed milk turns into a thick dulce de leche).

Let's pour this dulce de leche over the cake and let it cool.

Now it only remains to melt the chocolate and again pour it over the caramel. Let cool to room temperature (do not put it in the refrigerator) and once this happens you can divide it into square portions.

One of those sweets that just writing how they are made makes you want to make them right away.