Pecan Spice Bars with Brown Sugar Frosting

Snack bars full of spice and nuts.  Iced with a tasty Brown Sugar Frosting, below.

1 cup chopped pecans 4 ounces 15 grams               1 cup  plain flour  5 ounces 145 grams  ¼ tsp baking powder     1.2 ml ⅛ tsp baking soda     0.6 ml  ½ tsp salt     0.6 ml  ⅛ tsp nutmeg     2.5 ml ½ tsp cinnamon     2.5 ml               ½  cup butter 4 ounces 115 grams ⅔ cup light brown sugar 6 ounces 170 grams ¼ cup granulated sugar (caster) 2 ounces 55 grams 2 large eggs         1  Tbs Golden syrup (corn syrup)     15 ml 1½ tsp vanilla     7.5 ml

Preheat oven to 350°F [175°C].
Toast pecans 5-8 minutes.  Let cool.
Prepare 8" [20 cm] or 7” x 11” [18 cm x 28 cm] pan by lining with foil.

Whisk together dry ingredients & set aside.

Cream together butter and sugars.
Add eggs and beat well.  Blend in vanilla.
Stir in dry ingredients and mix well.
Stir in pecans.

Spread into prepared pan and bake 28-33 minutes.
Remove pan to rack & cool completely.
Lift cake out of pan by foil.  Carefully peel off foil.

Brown Sugar Frosting

2 Tbs butter     30 ml ¼ cup brown sugar 2 ounces  55 grams  2 Tbs  milk     30 ml 1 cup icing sugar 3 ounces  85 grams  ½ tsp vanilla     2.5 ml 35   pecan halves

Heat butter, sugar & milk and stir until sugar is completely dissolved and mixture is smooth.
Remove from heat & let cool 5 minutes.
Add icing sugar and vanilla and beat until spreadable.
If icing seems too thin, cool further by setting the bowl in another bowl of ice water.
Spread over bars and top with pecan halves.
Cut into squares.

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