Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Coconut Slice with Lemon Syrup



Okay, I've decided it's Slice Week!  I have a few I've made over the past couple of weeks ready to share, so I might as well get them on here so you can get baking!  Here's another from the good old Women's Weekly.


Ingredients:
155g butter, softened
¾ cup caster sugar
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
2 eggs
1 ¼ cups desiccated coconut
1 cup self-raising flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Lemon syrup
¼ cup caster sugar
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
1/3 cup lemon juice
¼ cup water

Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.  Grease 20cm x 30cm rectangular pan; line with baking paper.

Beat butter, sugar and rind in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in eggs until combined.  Transfer mixture to medium bowl; stir in coconut, sifted flour and juice.  Spread mixture into pan.  Bake about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, make lemon syrup: stir ingredients in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves.  Bring to the boil.  Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until syrup thickens slightly.

Pour syrup over hot slice.  Cool slice in pan before cutting.

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