Ginger & Lemon Slice - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    SLICE BASE
    1 cup gluten-free self-raising flour
    2 teaspoons powdered ginger
    100 g caster sugar, finely ground sugar (1/2 cup)
    25 g desiccated coconut (1/2 cup)
    1 egg, lightly beaten
    60 g butter, melted
    1 tablespoon either golden syrup or 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
    ICING
    1 cup icing sugar, use gluten-free if required (confectioners sugar)
    30 g butter, softened
    2 teaspoons lemon juice
    1 teaspoon lemon zest
    1 teaspoon hot water
Preparation
    ***SLICE BASE***.
    Preheat oven to 160\u00b0C.
    Combine flour, ginger, sugar and coconut.
    Mix together melted butter and syrup. Then add to the dry mix. Add lightly beaten egg.
    Press into a well greased lamington tin or 20cm square pan(or equivelant).
    Bake 25-30 minutes. Less cooking time gives a light cakey slice base and more cooking time gives a crisp biscuity (cookie style base.
    ***ICING***.
    Sift the icing sugar.
    Combine all remaining ingredients in another bowl.Stir all together until smooth and spread over the cooled slice base.

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