I have very fond
memories of going to the corner store with coins from my piggy bank and
purchasing ‘Golden Roughs’ as a child; you know those round chocolates in gold
paper. These were one of my favourites when I was little and occasionally I’ll
pick one up now when the craving strikes me, although they seem to be rarer
these days. So with this love of Golden Rough’s steeped in my childhood memories
I was so excited when I came across this recipe for a coconut rough slice. It’s
so delicious and tastes just like my old favourite Golden Rough’s. One bite
will take you back…
What you’ll
need
Base
3 teaspoons cocoa
(something nice and rich with good flavour, I used Cadburys)
1 cup self-raising
flour
good pinch of salt
1/3 cup caster
sugar
¼ cup desiccated
coconut
115g butter,
melted
Topping
3 tablespoons
condensed milk
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 cup icing sugar
30g butter,
softened
1 cup desiccated
coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
What to do
Preheat the oven
to 160 degrees Celsius. Sift the cocoa, flour and salt into a large bowl. Add
sugar and coconut, followed by melted butter. Mix together. Press firmly into a
greased lamington tin (18cm x 28cm) and bake for 25 minutes. Cool on a wire
rack but add the topping while the slice is still warm. To make the topping, mix
all the ingredients together in a large bowl and spread the mixture over the
slice. Dust with icing sugar and cut into long fingers or if you really want to
replicate the classic, rounds! I hope you love it as much as I do.
Photos by Krissie.