Maid Of Honour Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1 1/2 cups ground almonds
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
1 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon icing sugar
Base
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour

Preparation

Base;.
In bowl,beat together butter,sugar and salt until fluffy;stir in flour.Press into parchment-paper lined or greased 13 by 9-inch metal cake pan;prick dough with fork.Bake in center of 350\u00b0F oven for about 17 minutes until golden.Let cool on rack.
In bowl, beat butter with granulated sugar until fluffy.Beat in eggs,one at a time,beating well after each.Beat in milk and lemon rind.Beat in ground almonds;stir in flour and salt.
Spread jam over base;Pour almond mixture over jam.Sprinkle with slivered almonds.Bake in center of 350\u00b0F oven for about 30 minutes or until golden and cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.Let cool in pan on rack.Sprinkle with icing sugar.