Tropical slice
100g butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 eggs
Finely grated zest of 1 lime
1¼ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1 cup rolled oats
¹/³ cup desiccated coconut
½ cup chopped dried mango
ICING
2½ cups icing sugar, sifted
1 tbsp melted butter
Juice of 1 lime
2 tbsp boiling water
Extra ½ cup dried mango, chopped, to decorate
1. Heat oven to 180°C (160°C fan bake). Grease a 17 x 27cm slice tin and line with baking paper with an overhang on all sides.
2. Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until pale and creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in lime zest.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and ginger over the beaten mixture and stir to combine. Stir in oats, coconut, and mango. Spread mixture in prepared tin and bake for 25 minutes or until firm and golden brown. Cool in tin, then ice, remove and slice.
4. To make icing, combine icing sugar, butter, lime juice and boiling water in a bowl. Mix until smooth. Spread over slice and decorate with chopped mango. Leave to set before slicing.
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