Name: Parisienne slice with coffee icing
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Parisienne slice; 1 cup plain flour; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 125 gram butter; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon water, approximately; 2 egg whites; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 2 tablespoon strawberry jam; 1 cup coconut; 1 cup cake crumbs; red food colouring; 1 cup walnuts, chopped; 1/2 cup glace cherries, chopped; Coffee icing; 1 1/2 cup icing sugar; 1 teaspoon soft butter; 1 tablespoon hot milk; 3 teaspoon dry instant coffee

Ingredients

Parisienne slice

1 cup plain flour

1/2 cup self-raising flour

125 gram butter

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon water, approximately

2 egg whites

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 tablespoon strawberry jam

1 cup coconut

1 cup cake crumbs

red food colouring

1 cup walnuts, chopped

1/2 cup glace cherries, chopped

Coffee icing

1 1/2 cup icing sugar

1 teaspoon soft butter

1 tablespoon hot milk

3 teaspoon dry instant coffee

Method

1.Preheat oven at 180°C.

2.Grease a 19cm x 29cm lamington pan. Sift flours into bowl, rub in butter, add egg and enough water to mix to a firm dough. Press into prepared pan.

3.Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form, gradually beat in sugar, beat until dissolved. Transfer to large bowl. Stir in jam, coconut, cake crumbs and a little colouring if desired. Spread mixture over base, bake in oven at 180°C for about 30 minutes.

4.Meanwhile, make coffee icing; sift icing sugar into small heatproof bowl, stir in butter and combined milk and coffee. Stir constantly over hot water until spreadable.

5.Cool in pan, top with icing, walnuts and cherries.

Keeping time: 4 days.
Note

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