Ingredients

Base

• 90g butter
• 1/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup plain flour

Topping

• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 1 tblspn plain flour
• 1 1/2 cups coconut
• 1 cup bottled fruit mince

Method

Base

• Beat butter with sugar until light and creamy.
• Stir in sfited flour and mix well.
• Press mixture into 28x18cm lamington tin lined with baking paper.
• Bake in moderate oven for 10 minutes
• Remove from oven and spread with prepared topping, bake a further 25-30 minutes.
• Allow to cool in tin, when cold dust with sifted icing sugar and cut into slices.

Topping

• Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until thick and creamy.
• Fold in sifted dry ingredients, coconut and fruit mince, mix well.

Karen Barr.