Chocolate Coconut Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 ounces butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup plain flour
• 1/4 cup self-raising flour
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups coconut
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons self-raising flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 base: cream butter and sugar, add vanilla, then sifted dry ingredients,mix well.
• 2 press mixture over base of 30cm x 20cm tray.
• 3 bake in moderate oven 20 minutes.
• 4 remove, spread evenly with coconut filling.
• 5 return to oven, bake further 25 minutes.
• 6 filling: combine dry ingredients in bowl, add combined beaten egg, milk and vanilla, mix well.
• 7 remove from oven, stand 5 minutes, top with icing, cut into bars when cold.
• 8 icing: sift icing sugar and cocoa into bowl, add softened butter and water, beat until smooth.