Chocolate and coconut crispy slice

With no need to cream the butter and sugar this tasty slice can be whipped up in a flash, morning or night. This used to be my go to slice for morning and afternoon teas - it is also a great go to when you have forgotten the school bake sale - because the ingredients are usually on hand.

Ingredients

250 g	Butter
1 cup	Caster sugar
¼ cup	Cocoa powder (Main)
2 cups	Flour
1 tsp	Baking powder
2 cups	Desiccated coconut, plus extra for topping (Main)

Icing

3 cups	Icing sugar
¼ cup	Cocoa powder
2 Tbsp	Butter

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 180C. Grease and line a 34 x 24cm slice tin.
2. Melt butter, sugar and cocoa over a gentle heat.
3. Sift flour and baking powder in to a bowl. Add coconut and melted butter mixture and stir until combined.
4. Press into the lined tin and smooth with the back of a spoon. Bake for 20-25 minutes until firm around the edges.
5. Mix together the icing sugar, cocoa and butter with enough boiling water to form a smooth icing. Ice while warm and sprinkle with extra coconut.

More chocolate slices you might like

• Double-iced chocolate slice
• Cranberry and chocolate fudge slice
• Chocolate biscuit slice