Chocolate Coconut Bars

Name: Chocolate Coconut Bars
Ingredients: 125 g butter; 12 cup brown sugar, firmly packed to measure; 1 cup desiccated coconut; 12 cup plain flour; 13 cup self-raising flour; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 1 egg; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 1 teaspoon soft butter or 1 teaspoon margarine; 1 tablespoon milk

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

125 g butter
12 cup brown sugar, firmly packed to measure
1 cup desiccated coconut
12 cup plain flour
13 cup self-raising flour
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 egg
1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon soft butter or 1 teaspoon margarine
1 tablespoon milk

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 190C
2

Melt the butter over a low heat.
3

Stir in the sugar, coconut, sifted flours and cocoa, then the lightly beaten egg.
4

Spread mixture evenly over the base of a well greased 28cm x 11cm (11in x 7 in) lamington tin.
5

Bake 20 minutes, or until the slice is just firm to the touch.
6

Spread with the icing immediately, stand for 10 minutes and then sprinkle over a little dessicated coconut if desired.
7

Cut into bars and cool in the tin.
8

To make the icing: sift the icing sugar ad cocoa into a bowl, stir in the butter and enough of the milk to make a thick paste.