Rock Cake Slice With Vanilla Icing

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 150 g butter, room temp
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup or 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups self raising flour
• 1 cup sultanas, raisins or 1 cup mixed dried fruit
• 1/2 cup dried desiccated coconut
• 2 tablespoons milk
• vanilla icing
• 2 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter (softened)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 -2 tablespoon hot water

Recipe

• 1 grease and line a large (19x30 cm) baking tray with baking paper.
• 2 beat butter, sugar and syrup together, until light and fluffy.
• 3 add the eggs (beat to combine).
• 4 add the flour, dried fruit, coconut and milk - stir to combine.
• 5 spoon into the pan (to thick to pour) and carefully smooth over the top.
• 6 bake at 180oc for 25 minutes or until the top is firm to touch.
• 7 cool for 20 minutes in the tin and turn a wire rack to cool fully, top with icing and slice to serve.
• 8 icing - combine and well mix all the ingredients until smooth in a medium sized bowl. add a little more hot water as needed to get the right consistency.