Frosted coconut fancies

Frosted coconut fancies

Dreaming of a white Christmas? We can't make it snow but these beautiful white treats are a good substitute for the real thing

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 1 hour 30 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and flour a 23cm square cake tin (or a similar oblong). Sieve the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt together.
  2. Beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy in a large bowl. Beat in the coconut cream, egg yolks and vanilla. Fold in the flour mix and single cream.
  3. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the mixture. Spoon into the tin and bake for 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool completely.
  4. To make the icing, mix the icing sugar into the coconut cream then beat in the butter. Cut the cake into squares, ice each one all over then sprinkle the top with coconut shreds. Lift carefully onto a plate.

Per serving

821 kcalories, protein 7.3g, carbohydrate 103.6g, fat 44.8 g, saturated fat 30.2g, fibre 1.3g, salt 0.51 g

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2006.

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  • 29 June 2008

    Fakhira commented on this recipe

    The coconut fancies look delicious but does anyone one know how much baking powder to use? Thanks.

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  • 13 November 2008

    LIZZY commented on this recipe

    The recipe says 1½ tsp baking powder .

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  • 11 April 2009

    STEPHEN! commented on this recipe

    Any idea where you can get coconut cream? I've only ever seen coconut milk.

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  • 14 August 2009

    debsieeg commented on this recipe

    Stephen, I havent made these yet but I got Coconut Cream from Sainsbury's!

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 1 hour 30 mins

Ingredients

ICING

  • 150g butter , at room temperature
  • 375g icing sugar
  • 175ml coconut cream
  • 50g shredded coconuts , toasted
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Per serving

821 kcalories, protein 7.3g, carbohydrate 103.6g, fat 44.8 g, saturated fat 30.2g, fibre 1.3g, salt 0.51 g

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