Brazil nut slice

Name: Brazil nut slice
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 125 g Butter, softened (Main); ½ cup Sugar; 2 Eggs, lightly beaten; 1 cup Plain flour; 1 tsp Baking powder; 70 g Brazil nuts, halved lengthwise; 50 g Butter; ¼ cup Brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 tsp Mixed spice; 1 cup Icing sugar, sifted; 2 Tbsp Lemon juice

Makes: 12

Jan Bilton

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Slice

125 g	Butter, softened (Main)
½ cup	Sugar
2	Eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup	Plain flour
1 tsp	Baking powder
70 g	Brazil nuts, halved lengthwise

Topping

50 g	Butter
¼ cup	Brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp	Mixed spice

Lemon icing

1 cup	Icing sugar, sifted
2 Tbsp	Lemon juice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 190C. Lightly grease a 20cm x 30cm slice pan and line with baking paper.
Cream the butter and sugar until light. Mix in the eggs, then the sifted flour and baking powder. Spread into the prepared pan. Cover with nuts.
To make the topping, melt the butter and stir in the sugar and spice. Pour over the base.
Bake for about 20 minutes. Combine the icing sugar with enough lemon juice to make a pouring consistency. Drizzle over the hot, cooked slice. Cool then cut into squares or bars.