serves
24
prep
15 minutes
cook
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
24
people
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 250 g butter, room temperature
- 250 g castor sugar
- 410 g flour
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1-2 tsp cold water (if mixture needs to stick together more)
Icing
- 115 g butter
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 125 g icing sugar
- 5 tsp ground ginger
Cooling time: about 2 hours total.
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 180°C. Grease a large deep rectangular slice tin (31 cm x 21 cm).
- Cream the butter and sugar and then add the sifted flour, ginger and baking powder. If the mixture is a little crumbly, add a teaspoon of cold water. With the back of a spoon, press the mixture evenly into the tin and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked and light golden brown. Allow to cool.
- For the icing, melt all the ingredients in a saucepan till smooth.
- When the cooked biscuit base has cooled, pour the icing over it and set in the fridge. Once the slice has cooled and set, cut into pieces.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.