COCONUT CARROT SLICES

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If you're looking for a treat for afternoon tea, or something to make for a cake sale, try this crunchy-topped traybake

Provided by Jane Hornby

Categories     Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 11

250g pack unsalted butter
300g light muscovado sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
200g self-raising flour
50g desiccated coconut
200g grated carrot
2 tsp mixed spice
85g desiccated coconut
25g light muscovado sugar
25g butter , melted

Steps:

  • Butter and line a traybake or small roasting tin, about 20 x 30cm. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Gently melt the butter in a large saucepan, cool for 5 mins, add the sugar, vanilla and eggs, then beat until smooth with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour, coconut and ΒΌ tsp salt. Stir the carrot and mixed spice into the mix. Bake for 30 mins.
  • Meanwhile, evenly mix 85g more coconut with 25g light muscovado sugar and 25g melted butter. Smooth this over the cake, then bake for 10 mins more until golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool, then cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 347 calories, Fat 22 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 35 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 25 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.22 milligram of sodium

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