Subj : 6/26 Nat'l Cocobut Day 2
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Jun 25 2024 18:54:00

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      Title: St. Helena Coconut Fingers
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Snacks
      Yield: 30 servings
 
     10 oz (283 g) Plain Flour
      8 oz (225 g) Sugar
      8 oz (225 g) Butter
      4 lg Eggs
           Vanilla essence
      2 ts Baking powder
      9 oz (250 g) Icing sugar
     18 oz (500 g) Desiccated Coconut
           Red food colouring
 
  EQUIPMENT: Flat cake tray - approx. 3-5 cm high to
  create the fingers, Cooling rack
  
  MAKING THE CAKE BASE: Cream the sugar and butter in
  a bowl until soft and light in colour.
  
  Add the eggs one at a time, and one tablespoon of sifted
  flour to the mixture.
  
  Add a few drops of the vanilla essence to the mixture.
  Mix well.
  
  Add the remaining sifted flour and the baking powder.
  Mix well. Or use an electric whisk.
  
  Line the baking tray with bakery parchment.
  
  Place mixture into a flat cake tin - bake in a moderate
  oven at 350oF/175oC/Gas 4 for 20-25 minutes.
  
  MAKING THE COCONUT FINGERS: Make sure that the cake is
  completely cooled from baking. Otherwise the icing will
  melt during decoration.
  
  Cut the cake into fingers about 10-12 cm long by 3-5 cm
  wide.
  
  Using a medium/large bowl, mix the icing sugar with
  water to make the icing mixture. Start with a few drops
  of water, adding more as you mix, until it has the
  consistency of Tomato sauce.
  
  Add a few drops of the food colouring to the icing sugar
  mixture. Mix it well.
  
  Add the Coconut to a medium/large bowl. (Note: Depending
  on the amount of cake fingers you have, might need to
  create more icing, or coconut. Mix as required).
  
  Using a fork dip the fingers into the icing sugar bowl,
  making sure to cover all the sides with icing.
  
  Then roll the fingers in the coconut bowl.
  
  Leave to set on a plate.
  
  Once set, enjoy with a hot beverage, or a glass of milk.
  Perfect for any occasion really.
  
  Makes about 30 Fingers. (Depends on the size you cut them)
  
  RECIPE FROM: http://www.saintcooks.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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.... "I had the right rib, but it musta been the wrong sauce" - Dr. John
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