Iced fig slice difficulty ** #80

Cuts into 12 

Preparing time: 25 minutes 

Cooking time: 60 minutes 

Ingredients:

• 225 g ready-made puff pastry 
• 175 g slightly salted butter 
• 175 g caster sugar 
• 200 g self-raising flour 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs 
• 6 figs

For the icing: 

• 100 g icing sugar 
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

1. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a greased 23 cm square shallow baking tin or small roasting tin 
2. Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans 
3. Bake in a preheated oven, 200 C(400 F),Gas Mark 6, for 15 minutes 
4. Remove from the oven, and remove the paper and beans 
5. Reduce the oven temperature to 180 C(350 F),Gas Mark 4
6. Beat together the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs in a bowl until pale and creamy 
7. Spoon over the pastry base and level the surface 
8. Arrange the figs over the top 
9. Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes or until risen and golden 
10. Leave to cool in the tin 
11. Make the icing 
12. Beat together the icing sugar and lemon juice in a bowl to make a smooth, spoonable icing 
13. If necessary, beat in a dash of water or extra lemon juice 
14. Drizzle the icing over the cake, then cut into squares or fingers.
15. Enjoy! :-)