Test Kitchen tip
If you’re not keen on coffee just leave it out and add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Substitute the treacle or golden syrup with maple syrup.
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Ingredients
Coffee topping
Method
1.Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan-forced). Grease base and sides of a 20cm x 30cm slice pan. Line the base and two long sides with a strip of baking paper, extending paper 2cm above the edge of the pan.
2.Beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add flours, beat on low speed until mixture is just combined. Using floured hands, press mixture evenly over base of the pan. Smooth with an off-set spatula or the back of a dessert spoon. Bake on lower shelf for 18-20 minutes or until deep golden brown; cool 15 minutes.
3.COFFEE TOPPING: Dissolve coffee in the boiling water in a medium heatproof bowl. Whisk in eggs, syrup, sugar, butter and flour until combined.
4.Pour topping over base; top with a single layer of nuts. Bake for about 25 minutes or until set. Cool slice in pan before cutting.
Suitable to freeze.
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