Snowball Dessert

Homemade Sweet Snowball Dessert!

Ingredients:

• 125g Butter, room temperature

• ⅓ Cup Caster Sugar

• 2 Eggs

• 1 tsp Vanilla Essence

• 2 Cups Baker's Dream All-Purpose Flour

• 2 tsp Baking Powder

• ½ tsp Baking Soda

• 1 tsp Salt

• ¼ Cup Milk

• ¼ Cup Apricot Jam

• 1 ¼ Cup Desiccated Coconut

• Pink Food Colouring

Syrup:

• 1 Cup Water

• 1 ½ Cups Sugar

Method:

Syrup:

1. Add the water and sugar to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer until the syrup thickens slightly (make sure it the syrup isn't too thick)

2. Keep syrup warm on the pan at the lowest heat.

Snowballs:

1. Add a few drops of food colouring to the coconut, set aside.

2. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

3. Mix the butter until light and fluffy.

4. Add the sugar and mix until creamy, then add in the vanilla essence.

5. Add eggs one at a time, mix until well combined. Add a few drops of the food colouring.

6. Add Baker's Dream All-Purpose Flour, baking soda, baking powder and milk, then mix into a thick batter.

7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and fill a piping bag with the batter. Cut a hole at the tip and pipe the batter into small rounds.

8. Bake for 8 minutes or until slightly golden brown.

9. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.

10. Heat the jam in the microwave for 20-30 seconds.

11. Sandwich the cakes with apricot jam in the centre, dip in the syrup and roll in the coconut.

12. Serve and enjoy!