Coconut Slice

Name: Coconut Slice
Ingredients: 80 g unsalted butter; 13 cup brown sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind; 34 cup plain flour; 2 tablespoons cornflour; 3 eggs, separated plus leftover egg white from base; 14 cup caster sugar; 12 cup raspberry jam or 12 cup strawberry jam; 1 12 cups desiccated coconut

10 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

80 g unsalted butter
13 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind
34 cup plain flour
2 tablespoons cornflour
3 eggs, separated plus leftover egg white from base
14 cup caster sugar
12 cup raspberry jam or 12 cup strawberry jam
1 12 cups desiccated coconut

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
2

Cream the butter and sugar together and then add the egg yolk, rind, flour and cornflour.
3

Knead mixture until it all comes together.
4

Press into a greased slice tin (16cm x 26cm) and bake for 20 minutes.
5

Take it out and increase oven temp to 210 degrees C.
6

Beat all four egg whites until stiff.
7

Gradually beat in the sugar and fold in the egg yolks and coconut.
8

Spread the base with jam and top with coconut topping mixture.
9

Bake for 15 minutes more.
10

Cut into squares or bars to serve.