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The passion fruit Victoria sponge went down a treat but my nieces husband said “nah you’ve gone all fancy should be strawberry jam!” 😂😂😂
The giant bourbons for ice cream sandwiches were a disappointment. Pretty bland and a faff to assemble without block ice cream. Won’t buy those again.

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by belfastbabe

I just want to thank you Sparksy for starting this thread- I look forward every day to seeing these wonderful creations! Please please don’t just stop at Easter- can you carry on to do an all year round easy bakes?

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You are so welcome! I will definitely post as I make things and I would love to see what everyone else is baking too. 😍🩷 xx

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Goldia

Totally agree. I've loved following and trying to recreate the bakes. It's nice that they are delicious, but very quick to make 😋

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Thanks Abby! I’m pleased you have made some slices too and enjoyed them. 😍🩷 xx

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by soooexcited!

The passion fruit preserve is from here https://www.singlevariety.co.uk/
It’s not cheap but delicious. The rhubarb one was 👌
The Victoria sponge is on Kookieskakerycakeschool. It’s got buttermilk and a mix of stork & butter. You add an extra egg yolk to the mixture. I used good quality vanilla bean paste rather than extract. It’s definitely now my go to Victoria sponge.

Loving reading your thread so thankyou x

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Thanks so much for this, their website is amazing 🤩 I have been converted to vanilla bean paste, I love seeing the flecks in my icing! I will definitely add the Victoria sponge recipe to my repertoire as it is normally a hit in our house. Thanks so much for sharing your delicious bakes too. 🥰💕 xx

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Sandra & co

Some amazing cakes and bakes on here. These are made by my daughter because we had some family visiting Tuesday, my cousin's granddaughter is four and she was so excited by the cakes and Bambi. 😊

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Sandra your daughter is so talented! All the decorations are gorgeous and almost too cute to eat! I’m not surprised they were a hit and Bambi too! 🥰💕 xx

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Buggles94

This has been a lovely thread and should definitely be continued I feel very lazy as my sweet treat this Easter was not homemade BUT it was the Costco Cheesecake Factory vanilla cheesecake - amazing

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Thanks Nicky. 😍💕 Oooh I’m not telling Adam about the Costco Cheesecake, he will be sad that we don’t have any! 😆🩷 xx

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by soooexcited!

The passion fruit Victoria sponge went down a treat but my nieces husband said “nah you’ve gone all fancy should be strawberry jam!” 😂😂😂
The giant bourbons for ice cream sandwiches were a disappointment. Pretty bland and a faff to assemble without block ice cream. Won’t buy those again.

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That is such wonderful feedback about your fancy sponge! 🤩 You can’t always please everyone all of the time, you might have to make the next one with strawberry jam! 😉

Oh no, that is disappointing to hear about the Bourbon Biscuits but I appreciate the update. Maybe it’s more of a novelty thing? Xx

[Sparksy72]

Raspberry and Coconut Slice.

Our sweet treat this week is a super simple Raspberry Jam and Coconut Slice. It was quite quick to make and I only made 1 change, I didn’t have enough coconut left so I substituted some toasted flaked almonds to make up the correct amount. It added a lovely crunch so I was happy with the end result!

I placed the dry ingredients for the shortbread base into a bowl.

Then added the melted butter and mixed.

It was quite a sandy texture.

I then pressed it into a lined baking dish and popped it into the oven for 10 minutes.

Whilst that was in the oven, I made up the topping mixture. I whisked the egg, sugar and vanilla in a bowl.

This was the moment I realised I didn’t have enough coconut so I added the sliced, toasted almonds as well.

Once the base was ready, I took it out of the oven and added the jam. You can do this whilst the slice is still warm.

Then topped with the egg/coconut and almond mixture. I popped it back into the over for a further 15 minutes. They do say keep a close eye after 10 minutes and monitor if it needs less time.

You need to let it cool completely before cutting into slices.

This was very tasty and simple to make. 😍 I think next time I would add more jam as we liked the sharpness of the raspberry jam with the sweetness of the coconut.

I hope you are all good and have a great weekend. Happy Baking! 🩷 xx

[Gryff]

I make the raspberry coconut slice an old old recipe of my grandmothers but i drizzle melted very dark chocolate over it
I’m sure it was a womens institute one

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Gryff

I make the raspberry coconut slice an old old recipe of my grandmothers but i drizzle melted very dark chocolate over it
I’m sure it was a womens institute one

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Helen, adding dark chocolate is a great idea! 😍