Blueberry Coconut Slice

I thought I would share with you my raspberry coconut slice recipe, with a little twist.  I recently purchased a jar of blueberry jam and thought it would be nice to make a blueberry coconut slice instead of the traditional raspberry coconut slice.

If you don't have blueberry jam you can make this slice with raspberry jam instead, which taste delicious.

This blueberry coconut slice is easy to make and has a really nice cake-like base, with a delicious blueberry jam in the centre, and a sweet coconut topping.

Happy Baking xo

Blueberry Coconut Slice

Ingredients

· 90 grams butter
· ½ cup caster sugar
· 1 egg
· ¼ cup self-raising flour
· ⅔ cup plain flour
· 1 tablespoon custard powder
· ⅔ cup blueberry jam

Coconut topping

· 2 cups desiccated coconut
· ¼ cup caster sugar

· 2 eggs

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. Grease a 15 x 27cm rectangular pan. Line the base and sides of the pan with baking paper, making sure the baking paper extends over the long sides about 5 cm.

3. Cream butter and sugar using an electric

beater until light and fluffy. Mix in egg until combined.

4. Add the self-raising flour, plain flour and custard powder to form a dough. Spread dough evenly into the pan and spread blueberry jam.

Filling

5. In a bowl mix eggs and sugar and add the desiccated coconut, sprinkle topping over the jam.

6. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Allow the slice to cool completely in pan before cutting into pieces.

Tips

· Try to spread the base dough mixture as evenly as possible.

It may be a bit hard but use your hands and palm to press down the mixture.

· Ensure the slice is completely cool before cutting into piece as it would crumble if not cool completely.

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