Chewy Chocolate Slice Recipe

Chocolate Slice Ingredients:

125g butter, melted
220g firmly-packed light brown sugar
1 egg, beaten lightly
1tsp vanilla extract
75g plain (all-purpose) flour
35g self-raising flour
2tbsp cocoa powder
45g desiccated coconut
1 extra tbsp desiccated coconut for sprinkling

Chocolate Icing Ingredients:

160g icing sugar
2tbsp cocoa powder
10g butter, melted
1½tbsp hot water, approximately

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.

Grease a 20cm x 30cm (8-inch x 12-inch) rectangular cake tin. Line the base and long sides with baking parchment, extending the paper 5cm (2 inches) over the sides.

Combine the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract in medium bowl. Stir in the sifted flours and cocoa powder, then coconut. Spread mixture evenly over base of pan. Bake for about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, make thechocolate icing by sifting icing sugar and cocoa powder into a medium bowl. Add the melted butter and the water and stir until icing is a spreadable consistency.

Remove the hot slice from the oven and spread with chocolate icing while still hot.

Sprinkle with extra coconut. Cool in pan before cutting.
Recipe from www.goodtoknow.co.uk