Aunty Winnie's Apricot Slice

• Soak 1 cup dried apricots in boiling water until soft; drain well.
• Cream 8 oz butter and 1 cup sugar
• Beat in 2 eggs
• Sift & add 3 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder & a pinch of salt
• Add drained apricots. Mix well
• Put in a flat tin & bake 325oF/160oC for 30 minutes.
  

ICING: Boil 3 Tbsp milk & 3 Tbsp butter & 1-2 Tbsp sugar for ~2 minutes. Cool slightly and add lots of vanilla essence, touch of lemon juice & enough icing sugar to make a spreadable consistency. Ice slice whilst fairly warm, cut into squares when nearly cold.

ENJOY!!

Donna's Chocolate brownie

• Microwave 200g butter & 1 cup of cocoa - until the butter has melted.
• Add 1 1/2 cup sugar, 4 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 3/4 cup flour, 1 heaped tsp baking powder.
• Mix well & add 250g bag of Cadbury chocolate balls, mix again.
• Pour into a lined greased roll tin.
• Bake 150oC for 30-40 minutes.
• Slice into small squares when cool, dust with icing sugar before serving if desired (& go on serve it with whipped cream - what's a few other calories between friends).