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Thursday 23 December 2010

Coconut Florentine Slice


8oz Chocolate (Melted)
2oz Butter
4oz Sugar (Demerara Sugar)
1 Egg
2oz Dried Fruit
2oz Glace Cherries (Chopped)
4oz Dessicated Coconut


Cooking Time: 40 minutes on 140c/Gas Mark 3
Serving: 7inch sqaure tin (I got 9 good size Pieces)

1. Grease your tin with butter
2. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over hot water
3. Pour this into the tin and make sure it is even throughout the tin and then leave to set in the fridge or freezer while you prepare the topping
4. In a bowl cream together the butter ana sugar
5. Add the egg and beat thoroughly until it is all combined
6. Add the dried fruit and chopped cherries and mix well
7. Add the coconut and mix well
8. Remove the baking tin from the fridge and ensure the chocolate is set
9. Pour the topping onto the chocolate and smooth out evenly
10. Press down lighlty with a fork and put in the oven to bake for 40 minutes or until golden
11. Once done, leave in the tin to cool for a while before cutting out slices with a knife and transferring to a wire cooling rack

N.B. I then wrapped these up in silver foil and ribbons and gave them to friends as presents!

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