Chocolate Coconut Bars

Moist, tasty and easy. Chopped glace cherries can also be added to coconut filling.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Base

• 3  ounces butter
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 3⁄4 cup plain flour
• 1⁄4 cup self-raising flour
• 1  tablespoon cornflour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

• Filling

• 2  cups coconut
• 1  egg
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2  tablespoons self-raising flour
• 3⁄4 cup milk

• Icing

• 1 1⁄2 cups icing sugar
• 2  tablespoons  cocoa
• 1  ounce butter
• 1  tablespoon water

Directions

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.