Name: Women’s Weekly Vintage Edition: Ginger coconut slice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: Ginger coconut slice; 60 gram butter, chopped; 1 tablespoon golden syrup; 1 cup (150 g) self-raising flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 cup (110 g) caster sugar; 1/2 cup (45 g) coconut; 1 egg, lightly beaten; Lemon icing; 1 1/2 cup (240 g) icing sugar mixture; 40 gram soft butter; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1 tablespoon lemon juice, approximately

Women’s Weekly Vintage Edition: Ginger coconut slice

This slice has everything you could possibly want in an afternoon treat; sweet, zesty and packed with coconut, no-one will be able to resist.

Makes 8

Prep

20M

Cook

30M

Total

50M

Ingredients

Ginger coconut slice

60 gram butter, chopped

1 tablespoon golden syrup

1 cup (150 g) self-raising flour

1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 cup (110 g) caster sugar

1/2 cup (45 g) coconut

1 egg, lightly beaten

Lemon icing

1 1/2 cup (240 g) icing sugar mixture

40 gram soft butter

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 tablespoon lemon juice, approximately

Method

Ginger coconut slice

1.Combine butter and golden syrup in a medium pan and stir over heat until the butter is melted. Stand until warm.

2.Stir in sifted dry ingredients, sugar, coconut and egg; press mixture over base of greased 19 cm x 29 cm rectangular slice pan.

3.Bake in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Cool in pan.

4.To make lemon icing, sift icing sugar into small heatproof bowl and stir in butter, rind and enough juice to make a stiff paste. Stir over hot water until spreadable.

5.Spread the slice with lemon icing and leave to set.

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