Belgium Slice

A New Zealand favourite, nice raspberry and cinnamon combination makes these a delight!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 tray

Ingredients

• For the slice

• 120  g butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  tablespoon golden syrup
• 1  egg
• 2  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon mixed spice
• 1⁄2 cup  raspberry jam

• For the icing

• 2  cups icing sugar
• 1  teaspoon butter
•  water

Directions

1. · Cream butter and sugar, then add golden syrup then egg.
2. · Mix in dry ingredients.
3. · Roll out half of the mixture to cover the base of a 18 x 23cm slice tin.
4. · Spread with raspberry and jam and then cover with the other half of the mixture rolled to fit (this patches really well).
5. · Bake at 180c for 20 minutes.
6. For the icing, mix together the butter and icing sugar with enough hot water to make a smooth icing. You can add a couple of drops of raspberry essence, and sprinkle the top with pink jelly crystals.