Decadent Date and Ginger Chocolate Slice - Divine

I remember when as a kid we made homemade chocolate, which consisted of melting Kremalta
(vegetable shortening) with cocoa and sugar
Mix with Rice Bubbles and you got Chocolate Crackles

Children's Dream

My friend Elsje gave me this recipe... I'm not sure where it came from, but I just had to share it

So here is a grown up version. Absolutely Decadent,
Flavoured with soft date and ginger
Crunchy with the cornflakes
Instead of Cocoa and sugar you use the best Drinking Chocolate
That makes the most delightful Chocolate Topping
You must make this.


The Base
155 gm pitted dates sliced
125 gm unsalted butter
1/3 cup sugar
60 gm preserved ginger chopped
3 cups cornflakes


Line a Swiss roll tin with baking paper

Add to a saucepan
Dates, butter, sugar and chopped ginger  in saucepan ,
Stir over low heat until dates soft
Add cornflakes
Press into prepared tin

Chocolate Topping
240 gm Kremelta
2 cups Best Drinking Chocolate Powder

Melt Kremelta over low heat 
Add Drinking Chocolate
Turn into bowl

Place in Fridge until it reaches soft spreading consistency .
Spread
Set

Tidy up the edges.
Cooks treat!
Cut into squares
Eat

I made this for an afternnon tea that I was invited to
out int he country

What a spread, Just a close up of my contribution

One piece should be enough as it is so rich
But I have forced down 2 pieces and I wasn't sick!!!
Just Divine