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Port Royale Cafe caramel walnut slice
Base
1 cup self-raising flour
½ cup sugar
1 cup coconut
120g butter, softened
Topping
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 cups coconut
180g or 2 cups of walnut pieces
3 cups brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
Method
Base
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add flour and coconut. Mix until it comes together. Press into a slice tin. Bake for 10 minutes at 180degC.
Topping
Beat eggs, vanilla and brown sugar together. Add coconut, walnuts and baking powder and mix. Pour on top of base and bake until golden.
Requested by Ann Aitken, of Dunedin.
Supplied by Port Royale Cafe, Port Chalmers.
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