Vanilla slice
Vanilla slice served in a Tasmanian bakery | |
| Alternative names | Snot block, snot brick, phlegm cake, pus pie |
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| Type | Pastry |
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Australia |
| Main ingredients | Puff pastry, custard, powdered sugar |
Vanilla slice is an Australian pastry comprising a thick layer of vanilla custard sandwiched between puff pastry and topped with icing sugar or a thin layer of icing. Similar varieties of the dessert exist in Europe and North America, and it is believed to have evolved from one of the similar European desserts.