Everyone knows the benefits of cake after a ride, it’s scientifically proven to be the best recovery food available 😉
Ok maybe not quite, but who doesn’t like cake? And sugar and protein definitely help in re-balancing the electrolytes (or at least that’s what I’m telling myself). After thinking about a cake with plenty of both of the above that was easy to transport in your pack and not too messy, I came up with a version of a cake my Mum used to make when I was a kid. She called them ‘sludge bars’, my version has been named ‘The Filth’ by syndicate members. Everywhere I have taken The Filth I have had nothing but good comments, so I thought I would share the, very simple, recipe with everyone.
Ingredients
- 400g Digestive biscuits
- 200g Unsalted Butter
- 200g Salted peanuts
- 4x Mars bars
- 2 tblsp Golden Syrup
- 1 tblsp Peanut Butter (smooth)
- 45g Bar Milk or Dark chocolate (optional for topping)
Method
- Crush the biscuits and peanuts using a blender and leave to one side in a large mixing bowl.
- Melt the butter, Mars bars, golden syrup and peanut butter over a bain marie.
- Once melted, or over the biscuit and peanut mixture and stir thoroughly.
- Pour mixture into a grease proof paper, lined, shallow tin and press down firmly. Leave enough paper sticking out to make it easy to pull the slab out of the tin once it’s set.
- Refrigerate until set.
- Melt the chocolate over a bain marie and pour over the set mixture. Spread with a palette knife until evenly coated.
- Refrigerate until set.
- Remove from fridge and cut into squares or bars.