makes
15
prep
20 minutes
cook
10 minutes
difficulty
Easy
makes
15
serves
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
10
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
They're easy to make, easy to bake and are quite the superstars, especially when a little icing and coconut are involved.
This was originally a challenge set out by a couple of friends of mine to give the Iced VoVo some cake love and so next time you have last-minute guests popping in for a cuppa, you can impress them with these jammy winners.
Ingredients
Madeleines
- 100 g butter, roughly chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- ¼ cup finely desiccated coconut
- ½ cup plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 100 g strawberry jam
Pink icing
- 2 cups of icing sugar, sifted
- 1 tbsp milk
- 3 drops red food colouring
- 2 tsp vanilla bean extract
Coconut crumb
- ½ cup finely desiccated coconut
- ½ cup malt-o-milk biscuits, crushed
- 50 g white chocolate (optional)
For this recipe you’ll need a madeleine tray. If you don’t have one you can use a shallow cupcake tray and use patty casings instead.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).
Lightly grease a 12-hole madeleine tin and lightly dust with plain flour – shake out the excess.
Melt the 100g butter in a small saucepan over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes until slightly browned (see Notes) and cool.
To make the madeleines, beat the egg, vanilla extract, caster sugar and desiccated coconut for 3 minutes until pale and creamy.
Sift together the plain flour and baking powder and then gently fold it into the egg mix. Add the melted butter, and fold to combine.
Spoon the batter into the tins only to halfway. Dollop ¼ teaspoon of the jam and then cover with a little more of the batter.
Bake for 9 minutes or until lightly golden and soft. Stand in the tin for 2 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the pink icing, combine the sifted icing sugar, milk and red food colouring in a medium bowl. Stir until a slightly thick paste forms and set aside.
To make the coconut crumbs, in a food processor blitz the biscuit to a crumb. Add the coconut (and optional, 50g white chocolate) and blitz for a further 20 seconds.
Drizzle the pink icing on top of the madeleine and sprinkle the crumble on one side or all over the top if you prefer more crunch.
Notes
• You can simply melt the butter normally in the microwave if you prefer, cooking it over the stove and slightly browning it will give your recipe a nutty flavour.
• These will keep in an airtight container for 10 days.
Photography by Alan Benson. Styling by Sarah O'Brien. Food preparation by Kerrie Ray. Creative concept by Farah Celjo and Belinda So.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
They're easy to make, easy to bake and are quite the superstars, especially when a little icing and coconut are involved.
This was originally a challenge set out by a couple of friends of mine to give the Iced VoVo some cake love and so next time you have last-minute guests popping in for a cuppa, you can impress them with these jammy winners.
