Alice's Nanaimo Bars
A recipe handed down from my mother-in-law. passive work time is estimate of time necessary to chill.
Steps
Bottom layer: in double boiler melt together butter , cocoa , and sugar.
Stir in egg and vanilla.
Remove from heat and add graham cracker crumbs , nuts , and coconut.
Pack in buttered 9 x 12-inch pan.
Middle layer: in a medium-sized bowl , mix together icing sugar , butter , custard powder and enough cream to reach spreading consistancy.
Spread over first layer.
Set aside.
Top layer: melt semi-sweet chocolate squares with butter.
Spread in thin layer over top of custard layer.
Chill until set.
Cut in squares.
Store in refrigerator or they get too soft.
Ingredients
butter, cocoa, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, graham cracker crumbs, nuts, coconut, icing sugar, custard powder, heavy cream, semi-sweet chocolate baking squares