Macadamia farmer Wendy McClusky has shared her recipe for this yummy slice and says it pairs perfectly with a hot cup of tea and a good magazine.
4.53 from 23 votes
Servings 12slices
Course Dessert, Snack
Perfect for Entertaining
Skill level Easy
Ingredients
Base
1egg
1/2cupcaster sugar
1/3cupvegetable oil
1/3cupplain flour
1/4cupself raising flour
Topping
1cupbrown sugar
175gbutter
2tbspgolden syrup
1cupmacadamia nutschopped roughly
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 160°C, fan forced.
For the base, grease and line a slice pan with baking paper. Beat the egg and caster sugar until well combined. Add the oil and beat again.
Sift and combine the flours and gently fold into the wet mix.
Spread evenly in the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes.
For the topping, place the brown sugar, butter and golden syrup in a saucepan and heat gently over a low heat for 5 minutes until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.
Simmer for 10 minutes without stirring. Keep the heat low and watch it carefully as it can burn.
Add the macadamias and lightly stir to combine. Pour the mixture over the base, spreading evenly.
Bake in the oven for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool the slice in the pan before cutting into 12 slices.