Step 01
In a bain-marie, melt the butter, sugar and cocoa powder. Stir in the egg and keep stirring for a minute until the mix thickens then remove the bowl from the heat.

Blow out the candles and make a wish on these birthday cake Nanaimo bars! A colorful cake batter custard filling studded with rainbow sprinkles sits on a layer of chocolate graham cracker and coconut, all crowned with white chocolate ganache.
Preparation Lab
Step 01
In a bain-marie, melt the butter, sugar and cocoa powder. Stir in the egg and keep stirring for a minute until the mix thickens then remove the bowl from the heat.
Step 02
Add the graham cracker/plain biscuit (digestive) crumbs, chopped almonds and coconut flakes. When well mixed, pour into a 20cm square pan and flatten into an even layer.
Step 03
Cream the custard powder, softened butter and heavy cream until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth then stir in the sprinkles.
Step 04
Pour the mixture on top of the crust and spread it into an even layer.
Step 05
In a bain-marie, slowly melt the white chocolate and butter. Cool it down a little then pour it over the middle layer.
Step 06
Chill the bars for at least 3 hours then cut into 9 even squares and sprinkle each one with rainbow sprinkles. Enjoy!
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