Just This Once, Okay?
Here’s a tasty treat for you. One that I shouldn’t be revealing,
For once it passes your waiting lips, I know how you’ll be feeling.
Therefore, it comes with a warning that you must use some self-control,
And only have a slice or two, and then walk it off via a stroll.
Firstly though, you will need a slab tin -- a greased one -- to bake it in.
If you don’t want to grease the slab tin, place baking paper within.
Once this fruity slice is baked, cut it into squares while it's still hot,
And remember to share it too, as you shouldn’t gobble the lot.
Ready?
Okay. Take a cup of self-raising flour, a cup of coconut, and,
A cup of seeded raisins -- oh, just one hen's egg will be grand.
Plus, one hundred and twenty five grams of butter or margarine,
And a tablespoon of golden syrup. I hope your hands are clean?
And finally: Three quarters of a cup of white sugar also.
Now, when you've got all that great stuff together, you're all set to go.
Take the dry ingredients and mix them together. Which are they?
They're the flour, coconut, raisins and sugar. No! You’re not to play.
Take the butter and the golden syrup and place them in a pot,
Letting them melt until just boiling, then quickly remove the pot.
Now, into that dry mixture you've got, tip the contents of the pot,
As will as that egg. Hey! I didn’t say you were to lick the pot.
Mix all the ingredients well, and then place in the greased slab tin,
Spreading it all out evenly -- and wipe all that food off your chin.
Bake it for twenty minutes in the oven. And at what degrees?
One hundred and eighty; Celsius, that is. A cake that's sure to please.
Once it's baked, place it in front of your friends. Come on, you can do it.
Yes, I know how delicious it smells, but your friends would love a bit.
You should take a look at their faces when they take their first big bite,
And listen very carefully too, for they’ll all squeal with delight.
Remember that it’s just a treat, not something one should often eat.
I’m watching you!
By Lance Landall
Note: The raisins mentioned here are the large juicy type.
