Picnic Slices

Family Recipe - Picnic Slices

As it is most definitely (weather allowing) picnic season I thought I would share this recipe that I’ve recently started making again that is one of my family favourites.

My Mum has this recipe hand-written in a little cream book, she can’t remember which of her grandmothers used to make this but it was a firm favourite in her teens - my Mum no longer eats chocolate or sugar so I have to make it for myself now! It’s naturally gluten free and can be made dairy free too - beware it’s a bit addictive, my friends can’t get enough of it!

Ingredients 300g Chocolate 75g Butter/Marge 150g Sugar (Coconut or caster sugar) 150g Coconut 2 eggs 100g glace cherries Method

Grease and line a 20cm x 25cm shallow tin, preheat oven to Gas Mark 3, 160ºC. Melt chocolate in a bain-marie, pour into tin and leave to cool. Beat butter & sugar, add egg & mix until fluffy. Stir in coconut and cherries.

Spread over the top of the chocolate and bake for 45 minutes until golden on top. After 5 minutes cut into slices. Leave in the tin until completely cool – Enjoy!