RCI-DS.003.0192.001
Lolly cake
Lolly cake is a New Zealand cake which features lollies in the ingredients and thus can be thought of as "candy cake". The traditional candy used is Fruit Puffs which are like firm, slightly chewy marshmallows and are obviously fruity.
Prep10 min
Cook3 min
Total13 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate
Ingredients
- 120 g
- of malt biscuits (one packet)250 g
- of Fruit Puffs (one packet)180 g
- 200 g
- 1 unit
- a pinch of cinnamon (optional)1 unit
Method
1
Crush the biscuits. They don't need to be a fine dust, some pieces can be left partially crushed to give the cake a nicer texture.
3 minutes
2
Mix in cinnamon, if you want it.
1 minutes
3
Warm the butter and condensed milk in the microwave for 30 seconds until the butter is very soft. It's ok if the butter melts a bit.
1 minutes
4
Cut the fruit puffs in half if you want or leave them whole.
2 minutes
5
Mix the fruit puffs with the crushed biscuits, add the butter and condensed milk. Mix well.
3 minutes
6
Scoop up the mixture and roll it into a log shape, or take small amounts and roll into little balls.
5 minutes
7
Roll in the shredded coconut until the log or each ball is completely covered.
3 minutes
8
Place on a tray in the refrigerator and wait for it to harden. This takes a few hours. Put plastic wrap over the tray to keep the lolly cake moist.
180 minutes
9
Cut cake while its still cold before it warms up again
5 minutes