1. Pre-heat oven to 180deg.C. Grease an 18cm X 26cm slab tin or line with Glad Bake.

2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour and ginger and add to the butter mixture with the macadamias and mix well. Press into tin and bake 15-20 minutes. Coat with topping while still hot.

Topping: Place butter, syrup, icing sugar and ginger in a bowl and beat until smooth. Spread over hot slice base and sprinkle with macadamias. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.

Recipe taken from "The Macadamia Nut Cookery Book" by Christine Hellyar. Copies of this book available from The Australian Macadamia Society Limited, Suite 5, 76 Wooklark Street, Lismore, N.S.W. 2480.

Per serving: 1809 Calories (kcal); 150g Total Fat; (73% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 123g Carbohydrate; 405mg Cholesterol; 23mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 30 Fat; 8 Other Carbohydrates