Boston Bun & Pink Icing

When I was a little girl this was my favorite but it was many years later that I discovered that it was made with potato. But don't be put off it really is yummy. I haven't actually made this recipe but will do now that I have found it again.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 2 Buns

Ingredients

• 1  cup  sieved cooked potato
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup  mixed fruit
• 1  cup milk
• 2  cups self raising flour

• For decoration

•  coconut

• Pink Glace Icing

• 2  cups icing sugar
•  fruit juice or  water
•  vanilla essence, to taste
•  red food coloring

Directions

1. Beat together potato & sugar.
2. Add mixed fruit, milk & flour and mix thoroughly.
3. Pour into 2 buttered 20cm (8in) round sandwich tins and bake in oven at 180 C (350 F)for 20-25 minutes.
4. Allow to cool.
5. Ice with pink glace icing,sprinkle with coconut and serve buttered.
6. Pink Glace Icing:
7. Place the sugar in a bowl and stirring constantly, add enough liquid to make a creamy consistency.
8. Add a drop of coloring at a time until the desired color is achieved.