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Coconut Ice CD Confectionery 90mins
Makes 20 pieces Cold Sweets Confectionery Eggless Dairy Free
Ingredients 400g/14oz White Sugar 150ml/5fl.oz. Water 1 teasp Vanilla Extract 125g/+5oz Desiccated (flaked) Coconut 2 drops Red Food Colouring
Instructions
1. Line a 17x17cm/7 x 7-inch baking tin with parchment or waxed paper.
2. Place the sugar and water in a medium saucepan and heat gently until sugar has dissolved.
3. Bring to the boil and cook until it reaches 240F/120C on a sugar thermometer, or when a little of the syrup forms a soft ball when dropped in a glass of cold water.4. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and coconut and continue to stir until mixture begins to thicken about 5 to 10 minutes.
5. Pour half of the mixture into the prepared pan and level the surface with a palette knife or spatula.
6. stir in the food colouring to the remaining mixture and mix well then pour the pink mixture over the top of other layer. Level the top and press all down firmly with the back of a spoon. Set aside and leave to harden.
7. Once set, turn out of the pan, remove the paper and cut into squares with a sharp knife.
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