White snowball cake
Serves 15
Easy
Total time:
Make our impressive coconut snowball cake for a Christmas centrepiece. With a fluffy cream cheese frosting and coconut shavings, this easy bake is luscious, light and totally moreish.
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- 175g unsalted buttersoftened, plus extra
- 275g plain flour
- 50g cornflour
- 50g dessicated coconut
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 200ml light coconut milk(whisk it first)
- 200ml egg whites(about 5 large, or use a carton)
- 100ml milk
- 1 tbsp coconut extract
- 400g white caster sugar
- 125g coconut chips or flakes
- a few Raffaello or white chocolate(optional)
FROSTING
- 4 egg whites
- 275g white caster sugar
- 350g unsalted buttersoftened
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal567
- fat32.2g
- saturates21g
- carbs63.3g
- sugars46g
- fibre1.4g
- protein5g
- salt0.4g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter 3 x 18cm cake tins and line with baking paper.
step 2
Mix the flours, desiccated coconut and baking powder in a bowl with 1/8 tsp salt. Whisk the coconut milk, egg whites, milk and coconut extract in another bowl.
step 3
Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the dry and wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
step 4
Divide the mixture between the tins, level, then bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then turn onto wire racks to cool completely.
