AmericanCrunchSlice

American crunch slice

  • Serves 6-8
  • Prep time: 15 mins | Cooking time: 15 mins

An oldie and a goodie and the icing is the perfect finishing touch.

Ingredients

  • Slice:

  • 2 Tablespoon golden syrup

  • 125g butter

  • 1 cup flour

  • 1 cup rolled oats

  • ¾ cup sugar

  • 1 cup coconut

  • 1 tablespoon cocoa

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • nuts and fruit if desired

  • 1 ½ cups icing sugar

  • 1 cup coconut

  • 2 teaspoons cocoa

  • Icing:

  • 65g butter

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

  • A little water

Method

  1. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl.

  2. Melt the golden syrup and butter then pour over the dry ingredients and mix well.

  3. Press the mixture into a baking dish and bake at 180?c for approximately 15 minutes.

  4. Cover with the icing when cool.

Icing:

  1. Combine icing sugar, coconut, cocoa, butter and vanilla essence and heat until boiling

  2. Let cool a little then spread over slice.