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Recipe

Lemon fruit & nut slice

This classic, simple slice combines all the great baking flavours – lemon, fruits, nuts and vanilla. The icing should be just runny enough to leave adorable little droplets around the edges.

May 11, 2015 10:00pm
  • 45 mins cooking
  • Serves 8, Makes 24 piece
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Fruit & nut slice

Ingredients

  • 130 gram butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 cup dried fruit – sultanas, raisins, cranberries, etc
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts – pistachios, pecans, almonds, etc, plus extra for the topping
  • 2 cup self-raising flour
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 1 lemon, juice and zest

Method

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 175°C. Line a 20cm x 30cm slice tin.
  • 2
    Using an electric beater, cream the butter and sugar until pale – about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each. Stir in the vanilla, fruit and nuts, then fold together with the sifted flour and milk.
  • 3
    Spread the mixture in the tin and smooth the top. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool completely.
  • 4
    For the icing, mix the icing sugar with enough lemon juice to create a thin, drizzly consistency. Spoon the icing over the slice, then sprinkle with extra nuts and lemon zest.

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