Lemon Delicious Slice

Sep 3, 2022

A light and fluffy, lemon and coconut, delicious treat.

This one pot wonder is super easy and quick to whip up.

All you need is a pot and a dough whisk or wooden spoon, and a lined or greased brownie pan.

Is there anything better than the smell of a fresh lemon picked straight form the tree?

Could I use any citrus fruit?

Of course you can. Make this recipe your own. You could use;
Lemons
Mandarins
Oranges
Limes

How do I line my brownie pan?

You could use;
Compostable baking paper
Reusable silicon liners
Re-use butter papers
Or grease your pan with butter and flour

What ingredients do I need?

Lemons
Coconut
Self raising flour
Sugar
Milk
Butter
Eggs
Icing sugar

Lemon Delicious Slice

A light and fluffy, lemon and coconut, delicious treat.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Large Pot
  • 1 brownie pan (27.5cm x 17.5cm x 3.5cm) or (20cm x 20cm x 5cm)
  • 1 dough whisk or wooden spoon
  • 1 bent palette knife

Ingredients

Cake

  • 125 grams butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup self raising flour
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 zest of a lemon

Icing

  • 30 grams butter
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp juice of a lemon
  • 1 tbsp boiling water (only if needed to make a smooth icing consistency)

Instructions

Cake

  • Pre heat the oven to 160 degrees.
  • Prepare your brownie tin. Either line or grease.
  • Melt the butter in a pot.
  • Add and combine in this order. Stirring after each addition;
    sugar
    milk
    eggs
    self raising flour
    coconut
    lemon zest
  • Pour the batter in to the brownie pan.
  • Cook for 20 minutes. Check with a skewer (It will come out clean if the cake is cooked).

Icing

  • When the cake is cool prepare the icing.
  • Sift the icing sugar.
  • Melt the butter and add to the icing sugar.
  • Add the lemon juice and stir. If you need more moisture add the boiling water (You may not need it).
  • Ice the cake.
  • Use a hot knife to cut the slice.

Try these other citrus recipes too!

Nancy’s Lemon Cordial https://whatsforsmoko.com/2021/08/20/nancys-lemon-cordial/

Lemon Loaf https://whatsforsmoko.com/2021/08/18/lemon-loaf/