Snowballs
Makes 48
Ingredients:
- 500g self rising flour ( 4 cups )
- 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:
- Milk can be used instead of orange juice.
- Add a few drops of food colouring to the desiccated to make different coloured snowballs.
- Split the snowball and fill with cream.
