Name: Orange date and chocolate slice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 1/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1 cup dates, chopped, dried, pitted; 2/3 cup orange juice; 1/3 cup dark choc bits; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts; 1 tablespoon orange zest; Cream cheese icing; 250 gram cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature; 1/4 cup icing sugar, sifted; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1/3 cup shredded coconut, toasted

Ingredients

125 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 1/4 cup self-raising flour

1/2 cup plain flour

1 cup dates, chopped, dried, pitted

2/3 cup orange juice

1/3 cup dark choc bits

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

1 tablespoon orange zest

Cream cheese icing

250 gram cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature

1/4 cup icing sugar, sifted

1 tablespoon grated orange zest

1/3 cup shredded coconut, toasted

Method

Orange, date and chocolate slice

1.Preheat oven to moderate 180°C. Lightly grease a 20cm x 30cm slice pan. Line base and two long sides with baking paper.

2.In a medium bowl, using an electric beater, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.Fold sifted flours, dates, juice, choc bits, walnuts and zest through, until combined. Spoon into prepared pan, smoothing top.

4.Bake for 35-40 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

5.To make cream cheese icing, in a small bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and icing sugar together until smooth. Stir zest through. Spread over cooled slice and sprinkle with toasted coconut.

6.Serve cut into squares.

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