Brown Stuff (Chocolate Slice) - Don't Be Put off by the Name !

Name: Brown Stuff (Chocolate Slice) - Don't Be Put off by the Name !
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 25x40cm baking tin
Ingredients: 125 g butter (4.4 oz); 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 cup flour; 1/2 cup coconut; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 1/2 cup coconut; 2 tablespoons butter (30 grams); 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 1 cup icing sugar (or as preferred..see below)

Submitted by kiwidutch

"The "Brown Stuff" name is what happened when Mama let Papa name the new recipe 35 years ago. Well, don't let the name put you off! It's an easy one and has become a *real* family favourite. Apparently it started life as a cake recipe of some sort which wouldn't quite work out right, so, liking the ingredients, she tinkered with it until she arrived at this. :) Pa's job was to come up with a name when she wrote it into the family recipe book."

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photo by PaulaG

Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 1 25x40cm baking tin

ingredients

125 g butter (4.4 oz)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
¹⁄₂ cup coconut
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Topping
¹⁄₂ cup coconut
2 tablespoons butter (30 grams)
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 cup icing sugar (or as preferred..see below)

directions

Cream the butter and sugar.
Add the egg.
Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
Bake in a sponge roll tin (approx 25cm x 40cm) for 20 minutes at 190°C (375°F).
To make the topping: melt the butter then add the dry ingredients and mix well until combined.
While still hot, ice/ glaze with topping mixture.
The amount of icing sugar often seems to depend on the humidity of the season -- but also who in our household is making it. Some of us like a thicker layer of icing than others! You need just enough to make it nice and spreadable.:).
Note: My sponge roll tin is a very very old one from my grandmother. It seems a funny size compared with my other metric sized ones. It doesn't really matter if your baking pan is a little bigger or smaller, everything should still turn out fine.:).

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Reviews

Easy,yummy and my kids gobbled it up.Great recipe,thanks.

katej76
This was a nice, easy recipe, but got I wasn't sure of the intent with the topping due to lack of directions. I guessed & mixed everything together without melting the butter, but it was still extremely dry, so I added some water. Other than that, it turned out great & DH gives 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up, especially over icecream. Thanks Kiwidutch for sharing this recipe.

Heydarl
Oh my, this 'brown stuff' is delicious. So easy to make too. For the topping I melted the butter, added the rest of the topping ingredients and mixed it well before spreading it on the still warm cooked base. Served pieces with a dollop of whipped cream on top! Decadent.

foodtvfan
This made for a good desssert although I was expecting it to be less like a bar cookie and more like a brownie. I was also hoping that I would taste the chocolate more but it was tasty none the less.

Canadian_in_the_Bay
This is different from what I had anticipated. It has a nice flavor and DH says he thinks it would be great with some ice cream. After melting the butter for the topping, I found that I needed to add some milk. I used 1/2 cup of sugar along with the coconut and cocoa powder. I used a 9x13 inch pan when making this.

PaulaG