Strawberry Almond Slice

I was a bit hesitant about maing this slice, as it didn't sound that appealing to me, and my boyf wouldn't even try it! But it actually turned out really nice! A nice amount of spice in the cake and its a good way to use up a bit of jam. Even the colleagues at work chose it over a caramel choc slice I also brought to work! The recipe is from Chelsea Sugar's website, which is a great kiwi site for baking!!

Ingredients

150g butter, softened
3/4 cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Chelsea White Sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup strawberry jam

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a 20 x 30 cm slice tin with non-stick baking spray and line with non-stick baking paper.

In a large bowl, beat together the butter, Soft Brown sugar and White sugar. Add the eggs and mix well. Mix in the flour, cinnamon and baking powder then the almonds. The dough will be crumbly but comes together when squeezed. Press half of this mixture into the base of the prepared tin. Using the back of a spoon, spread the jam over this base, leaving a small 1 cm border around the edge. Sprinkle the remaining mixture over the top, right to the edge and press down to form the top layer.
Bake for 25 – 30 minutes until the top is golden brown. Cool in the tin, then slice into portions.