Janine’s Tropical Fruit and Nut Slices

Name: Janine’s Tropical Fruit and Nut Slices
Ingredients: 250 ml (1 cup) self-rising flour; 2,5 ml (1/2 teaspoon) ground cinnamon; 1,25 ml (1/4 teaspoon) ground cloves; 1,25 ml (1/4 teaspoon) ground nutmeg; 1,25 ml (1/4 teaspoon) salt; 187,5 ml (3/4 cup) castor sugar; 375 ml (1 ½ cup) dried mixed tropical fruit and nuts; 125 ml (1/2 cup) coconut; 100 ml (2/5 cup) butter, melted; 2 eggs, beaten; lemon icing; 15 ml (1 tablespoon) butter, softened; 375 ml (1 ½ cups) icing sugar; juice of 1 lemon

This is an easy recipe to fill the cake tin for the weekend. Substitute the tropical fruit and nuts with mixed dried fruit and add a few glazed cherries.

Published 5 May 2023

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 ºC (350 ºF). Grease a 20cm square cake tin.
Combine sifted dry ingredients, sugar, fruit and nuts, and coconut in a mixing bowl.
Add melted butter to the beaten eggs. Mix well. Add to the dry ingredients and mix to a soft dough. Press dough into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes until firm to the touch.
Let it cool for 10 minutes before spreading it with the lemon icing. Leave in the pan until completely cold and cut into squares.
Make the icing. Sift icing sugar into a mixing bowl, add the soft butter and lemon juice and mix to a stiff paste