Put a sheet of baking parchment or silicone paper under the wire rack to catch any drips of chocolate. When cold, turn the florentines over with their flat underside now uppermost. With a teaspoon ...

Spread a little melted chocolate over the flat base of each florentine and leave to cool slightly before marking a zigzag in the chocolate with a fork. Leave to set, chocolate side up on a cooling ...

These gorgeous chewy, chocolate coated florentines make a beautiful gift, if you can bear to part with them! Traditionally they have one side covered in chocolate, but that doesn’t agree with me ...