Afternoon tea
2–3 hours
Chocolate meringues
Desserts & Baking
Cheat’s lamingtons and snowballs
Makes 16
Easy
15 minutes
"I love making lamingtons and snowballs but sometimes they can take the better part of a day to make! This hack using a Woolies Madeira loaf is my new favourite way to make them." – Fatima Saib
Ingredients
Method
- 1 Woolworths Madeira loaf
- 2 x 180 g cups, desiccated coconut
- For the lamington syrup, mix:
- 75 g ¾ cup, icing sugar
- ¾ cup hot water
- 2 T melted butter
- 1 T cocoa powder
- For the snowball syrup, mix:
- 75 g ¾ cup, icing sugar
- ¾ cup hot water
- 2 T melted butter
Method
Ingredients
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1. Slice the Madeira loaf in half lengthwise and then into cubes to make 16 even squares.
2. Make the two syrups in separate bowls and divide the coconut between 2 separate bowls.
3. Dip a Madeira square into the chocolate syrup for no longer than 3 seconds, ensuring that it is evenly covered. Gently place it into the coconut and cover generously. Repeat with 7 more Madeira square. Do the same for the snowball squares using the other syrup and bowl of coconut.
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Videography: Kevashan Moodley
Photograph: Shavan Rahim
Food assistant: Leila- Ann Motokedi
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