Stale cake slice

Ingredients

For the filling:
½lb stale cake crumbs
½lb currants
1½ tbsp butter
1tsp cinnamon
6tbsp milk
For the pastry:
5oz butter
1½ cups four
1 tsp baking powder

Method

1. Set oven to 180ºc.
2. Line and grease a square or rectangle lamington/slice tin

For the pastry:

1. Sift baking powder and flour into large bowl
2. Chop butter into small pieces and rub into the flour
3. Mix together into a firm dough, adding a little milk if needed
4. Press pastry (or roll - whichever is easier) into a square 10" lamington tin

For the filling:

1. Mix all ingredients in saucepan over low heat and combine well
2. Pour into pastry case
3. Bake in moderate oven for approximately 30 minutes or until the top is soft to touch but dry in the centre