Kathy, I know that when I melt the bottom layer of chocolate first, spreading it into a pan and then pouring the hot syrup on top, the chocolate layer wants to peel off once it's cool. So DON'T do that! My best results are either simply pouring the hot syrup on top of chocolate chips, in which case you don't have a totally smooth bottom layer, but the chocolate stays put; or coarsely grinding the chocolate chips (as shown in this post). It's a smoother bottom layer, and it does adhere better. I think the issue is, smooth chocolate + smooth hot toffee is NOT a good combo if you want everything to stay together, at least as far as a bottom layer. The other thing you can do is put the nuts on the bottom and the chocolate on the top: sprinkle chocolate chips on top of the hot syrup, give them a minute or so to soften, then carefully spread them all over the surface. Sprinkle some chopped or crushed nuts atop the chocolate, if you like. There are just so many ways to put this together... and thankfully, most of them work. Good luck — PJH@KAF

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