Fruity Pumpkin Slice

Ingredients

180g Butter
1 Cup CSR Caster Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
1 Cup Plain Flour
1 1/2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Allspice
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
1 Cup drained crushed Pineapple
3/4 Cup cooked mashed Pumpkin
1/2 Cup chopped Pecan or Walnuts
1/2 Cup chopped Raisins
ICING:
250g Cream Cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 Cups CSR Soft Icing Mixture
2 Teaspoons Lemon Juice
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence

Method

1 : Beat butter until soft. Add CSR Caster Sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla.
2 : Sift dry ingredients together. Fold into creamed mixture with eggs. Stir in pineapple, pumpkin, pecans and raisins.
3 : Pour into a greased and base-lined deep 20x30cm tin. Bake in a moderate oven for 1 hr or test with a skewer.
Allow to cool.

ICING:
1 : Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in CSR Soft Icing Mixture, lemon juice and vanilla.
Spread over slice. Cut into squares.

Soft Icing Mixture

Ingredients: cane sugar, starch (Tapioca)

While no cake would be complete without it, icing sugar can also be used to make goodies such as shortbread, cream fillings, marshmallow, and fondant; anywhere a smooth, soft finished texture is required. CSR Soft Icing Mixture is ideal for your favourite cakes and biscuits that need a softer setting mixture.

White Sugar

Ingredients: cane sugar

Here's one we all know and love! The uniform size of the sugar crystals gives you a regular texture and consistency, making it the perfect ingredient for baking and sweets.