Dutch Buttercake (Boterkoek)

or 150 g butter

or 200 g caster or regular sugar if you cannot get caster. US name is 'superfine' sugar. (cake)

almond extract

egg (beaten)

or 200 g plain flour

baking powder

flaked almonds (optional)

You can swap 75 / 1/2 cup of the flour amount for the same amount of ground almonds or desiccated This will also give a lovely flavour. (flaked coconut)