Description
Easy Snowballs are soft, sweet treats coated in coconut syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large eggs
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup oil
- 2½ cups cake flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
Syrup Ingredients:
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1½ cups water
- 2 teaspoons red food colour
- 2-3 cups desiccated coconut
Icing for Joining:
- 1 cup icing sugar (sifted)
- 1-2 tablespoons hot water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla essence and oil, then mix well.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to the egg mixture.
- Pour batter into a greased baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- While baking, prepare syrup by boiling sugar, water, and food colour until slightly thickened.
- Cut cooled cake into squares or balls.
- Dip each piece into syrup, then roll in desiccated coconut.
- Join pieces with icing if making layered snowballs.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
- Adjust syrup thickness by boiling longer for a stickier texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 snowball
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: easy snowballs, coconut dessert, sweet treats