Marmalade Almond Coconut Squares

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter, chopped
• 1 teaspoon almond essence
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/3 cup butter, chopped
• 6 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1/3 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup marmalade

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 390°f and line a 20cm x 20cm slice pan with baking paper.
• 2 beat the butter, essence and sugar until smooth.
• 3 stir in flour and desiccated coconut.
• 4 press into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
• 5 whilst the base is in the oven beat the topping ingredients – butter, rind and sugar until smooth.
• 6 add the eggs and beat until combined (don’t worry if it looks curdled).
• 7 stir in the desiccated coconut and almond meal.
• 8 once the base is one reduce the oven temperature to 350°f
• 9 spread the hot base with the topping mixture and sprinkle with the flaked coconut.
• 10 bake for about 20 minutes.
• 11 heat marmalade so that it is easily spreadable and spread over the top of the slice.