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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

SNOWBALLS

Makes 48

Ingredients:
500g self-rising flour
1 cup castor sugar
3 eggs
125g soft butter or margarine
1/2 cup cooking oil
2 teaspoons baking powder
300 - 350ml ml orange juice to mix

To complete:
500 ml smooth apricot or mixed fruit jam
250ml water
300g desiccated coconut
 
 

Method:
Cream together the butter and the castor sugar. Add the oil.
Add the eggs one by one mixing well.
Add the self-rising flour, baking powder and the orange juice to
make a smooth batter. Grease a round based patty tin well with oil and fill the holes
2/3 full with batter. Bake at 180C for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Turn out onto a cooling rack until completely cooled down.

To complete:
Simmer jam and water in a deep saucepan until the jam has melted about 10 minutes.
Place the coconut in a plate. Using a slotted spoon. dip each cake in the jam mixture
ensuring the whole cake is wet but not drenched. Coat with the coconut.
 
 

Variation:
Add a few drops of food colouring to the desiccated to make different coloured snowballs.

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