Easy Snowballs
A simple and sweet dessert that combines cake pieces with syrup and coconut.
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 4 large eggs
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup oil
- 2.5 cups cake flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
For the Syrup
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1.5 cups water
- 2 teaspoons red food colour
- 2-3 cups desiccated coconut
For the Icing
- 1 cup icing sugar sifted
- 1-2 tablespoons hot water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and flour a baking pan.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla essence, and oil until well combined.
- Add the cake flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixture, alternating with the milk, and mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup by combining the sugar, water, and red food colour in a saucepan. Heat until the sugar dissolves, then set aside to cool.
- Once the cake is baked and cooled, cut it into small pieces. Dip each piece into the syrup, then roll in desiccated coconut.
- Mix the icing sugar with hot water to form a thick paste. Use this to join the cake pieces into snowball shapes.
- Allow the snowballs to set before serving.
Notes
Store the snowballs in an airtight container to keep them fresh.