Fruit squares

Fruit squares 

145 grams butter/margarine

145 grams sugar

1 tablespoon syrup or marmalade

Melt the above in a pot over a very low heat. Allow to cool.

Beat 1 egg and add slowly to the above — stirring vigorously.

Add the following to the mixture:

250 grams flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup currants, or raisins or sultanas

Spread in a well greased Swiss roll tin and bake at 190 °C for 15 mins.

Cut into squares while still hot and dribble the following icing over them.

Icing:

1 cup icing sugar

1 dessert spoon vanilla essence

Boiling water to mix to desired consistency—thick but slightly runny.