Fruit And Ginger Slice

Recipe Ingredients

		Dough
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter - plus
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Golden syrup
1		Egg
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Finely-chopped dried fruit
		= (apricots, raisins, candied ginger)
1 1/4 cups	78g / 2.8oz	Flour
		Icing
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter - (1/2 stick)
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Powdered sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground ginger
1 tablespoon	15ml	Golden syrup

Recipe Instructions

For the Dough: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 11- by 8-inch baking dish.

Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer, then add the syrup and egg and beat well. Mix in the vanilla and dried fruit. Add the flour and mix well.

Using floured hands, press the dough evenly into the baking dish. Bake until the cake is set and golden, 25 to 30 minutes.

For the Icing: Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat, cool to room temperature, then add the sugar, ginger and syrup to make a spreadable mixture. Ice the cake while warm, then cool completely before slicing into squares.

This recipe yields 24 pieces.

Each piece: 140 calories; 74 mg sodium; 27 mg cholesterol; 7 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 19 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 0.67 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 12-16-2001

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