Fruit Cake Slice With Lemon Icing.

Name: Fruit Cake Slice With Lemon Icing.
Ingredients: 125 g unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 2 eggs; 1/4 cup apricot jam; 3 cups crumbled fruitcake; 3/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 cup desiccated coconut; 2 teaspoons mixed spice; 1/2 cup milk; extra mixed spice, to decorate; LEMON ICING INGREDIENTS; 100 g unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind; 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar icing

14 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

125 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1/4 cup apricot jam
3 cups crumbled fruitcake
3/4 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup desiccated coconut
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1/2 cup milk
extra mixed spice, to decorate
LEMON ICING INGREDIENTS
100 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar icing

Directions

1

Grease a 19cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line base of pan with baking paper.
2

Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Beat in apricot jam. Transfer mixture to a large bowl.
3

Stir cake crumbs into egg mixture until combined,stir in flour, coconut, mixed spice and milk, in two batches. Spread mixture into prepared pan.
4

Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for about 30 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Stand for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
5

Lemon Icing ~
6

Beat butter and lemon rind until pale in colour. Gradually beat in icing sugar mixture, and beat until smooth.
7

Spread lemon icing over cold slice. Sprinkle with extra mixed spice before cutting into squares.