Lavender and Vanilla Coconut Ice

Difficulty: Easy preparation

Preparation: 15 mins

Cooking: No cooking required

Makes: 40 squares

Ingredients

• 250g Copha

• 1kg icing sugar, sifted

• 500g desiccated coconut

• 3 egg whites

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• Lilac food colouring

• Lavender flavour

• 1 tsp lavender flowers dried

• Violets or lavender

•icing flowers to decorate

Method

1. Line a 30cm x 15cm slab tin with baking paper.

2. In a large bowl combine the sifted icing sugar

and coconut. Mix well. Make a large well in

the centre.

3. Melt the Copha in a small saucepan over

a low heat; remove and add the vanilla

essence. Pour Copha into the icing sugar

and coconut mixture.

4. Whisk the egg whites until foamy but not stiff.

Stir the egg whites into the mixture until

well combined.

5. Divide the mixture in half. Press half the

mixture into the slab tin; to make the

mixture even press with a flat based glass.

Refrigerate until firm.

6. Add a few drop of Lilac colour and lavender

flavour to the remaining mixture and knead

well to give the coconut ice an even colour.

Taste mixture and adjust flavour if required.

7. Press the lilac mixture over the white coconut

ice and press firmly. Sprinkle with lavender

flowers and press firmly. Refrigerate coconut

ice until firm.

8. Using a warm knife or shaped cutter cut

the coconut ice into the required shapes.

Decorate and serve as required.

TIP: This coconut ice is vegan friendly and gluten free. Coconut ice can be flavoured and coloured to suit any taste. Green and white (mint flavoured) Pink and white (strawberry or raspberry flavoured) Yellow and white (lemon flavoured).

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