Coconut Slice

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 80 g unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 3/4 cup plain flour
• 2 tablespoons cornflour
• 3 eggs, separated plus leftover egg from base
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 cup raspberry jam or 1/2 cup strawberry jam
• 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut

Recipe

• 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.