Coffee Walnut Slice

 

                 

Another of my baking favourites is this decadent coffee walnut slice which I have adapted slightly from our dear foodie friend and recipe queen Jo Seagar. Her version is the Cappuchino Date Slice, so add the dates if you wish… sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t, usually depending on whether they’re in the pantry.

If you are a coffee lover like me you will absolutely love this, and my kids, except for one, love this slice too.  It makes a decent batch size and is so easy to throw together. Jo’s recipes are great and love her wee catch phrase of…   “minimum effort for maximum effect”.
I have a few of her books and am a fan of her recipes as they are always reliable, tasty and so simple to make. Check out her website http://joseagar.com/ for more recipes…

Coffee Walnut Slice

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 180 g butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp. instant coffee
• 1 x 70g pkt of walnut pieces, or a cup of shelled walnuts
• 1 cup of dates, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk

For the Icing:

• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 tbsp. instant coffee
• 25g melted butter
• boiling water

1. Preheat oven to 160c.
2. Add each ingredient by order into a bowl and whisk till combined.
3. Place in a 20 x 30cm slice tin and bake for 30mins.
4. Once cool, ice with the icing.