Coconut Sugar Cake

Chewy coconut and sugar sweets.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Shredded coconut
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tbsp Ginger
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp Salt

Method

1. Make the syrup — Boil the sugar and water until it reaches the soft-ball stage, about 115°C.
2. Add coconut — Stir in the fresh grated coconut, ginger, vanilla and salt.
3. Cook — Keep stirring 10 minutes until the mixture thickens and pulls from the pan.
4. Drop — Spoon mounds onto greased paper before it sets — it hardens fast.
5. Sugar Cake is ready — Cool completely until firm.

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