Chocolate carrot slice
Source of Recipe
Submitted by Kellye Hartman, Panton Hill, Vic.
List of Ingredients
1 cup self-raising flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ cup caster sugar
½ cup coarsely grated carrot
1 cup mixed dried fruit
½ cup Dark Choc Bits
1/3 cup desiccated coconut
2 eggs, lightly beaten
90g butter, melted
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
shredded orange rind to decorate
Frosting
125g cream cheese, softened
25g butter, softened
1½ cups icing-sugar mixture
1 teaspoon hot water
Recipe
1. Grease a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan; line base and two long sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above edges of pan.
2. Combine flour, cinnamon, sugar, carrot, dried fruit, Choc Bits and coconut in a large bowl. Stir in eggs, butter and walnuts; mix well. Spread mixture into prepared pan.
3. Cook in a moderate oven, 180C, for about 30 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Allow slice to cool in pan.
4. Frosting. Beat cream cheese and butter in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add icing-sugar mixture and water; beat until combined.
5. Spread frosting over top of slice; decorate with shredded orange rind. Stand until set before cutting into squares.
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