Alice'S Nanaimo Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Bottom Layer
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
3 tablespoons cocoa
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup coconut
Middle Layer
2 cups icing sugar
1/4 cup soft butter or 1/4 cup margarine
2 tablespoons bird's custard powder
1/4 - 1/2 cup heavy cream (or amount necessary)
Top Layer
3 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
1 1/2 teaspoons butter

Preparation

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 (or milk) 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.