Ginger & Lemon Slice

• SLICE BASE
• 1 cup gluten-free self-raising flour
• 2 teaspoons powdered ginger
• 100 g caster sugar, finely ground sugar (1/2 cup)
• 25 g desiccated coconut (1/2 cup)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 60 g butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon either golden syrup or 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• ICING
• 1 cup icing sugar, use gluten-free if required (confectioners sugar)
• 30 g butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon hot water

1. ***SLICE BASE***.
2. Preheat oven to 160u0b0C.
3. Combine flour, ginger, sugar and coconut.
4. Mix together melted butter and syrup. Then add to the dry mix. Add lightly beaten egg.
5. Press into a well greased lamington tin or 20cm square pan(or equivelant).
6. Bake 25-30 minutes. Less cooking time gives a light cakey slice base and more cooking time gives a crisp biscuity (cookie style base.
7. ***ICING***.
8. Sift the icing sugar.
9. Combine all remaining ingredients in another bowl.Stir all together until smooth and spread over the cooled slice base.

base, flour, powdered ginger, caster sugar, coconut, egg, butter, either golden syrup, icing, icing sugar, butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ginger-lemon-slice-217255 (may not work)