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New Zealand Lolly Cake

A no-bake New Zealand sweet made with malt biscuits, butter, sweetened condensed milk and fruit sweets, shaped into a log and coated with coconut.

This version of lolly cake, also called lolly log, is made by mixing crushed malt biscuits with butter and sweetened condensed milk, then adding chopped fruit sweets. Shape the mixture into a log, coat it with desiccated coconut and refrigerate until firm enough to slice.

Total time260 min
DifficultyEasy
servings20
New Zealand Lolly Cake
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Method

  1. 01

    Crush the biscuits

    Crush the malt biscuits into fine crumbs.

  2. 02

    Cut the sweets

    Cut the fruit sweets into thirds or quarters.

  3. 03

    Mix the base

    Melt the butter and mix it with the sweetened condensed milk. Stir in the crushed biscuits until all the crumbs are moistened.

  4. 04

    Add the sweets

    Add the chopped fruit sweets and mix to distribute them throughout the mixture.

  5. 05

    Shape and coat the log

    Transfer the mixture to a clean surface and shape it into a log, packing it firmly with your hands. Coat all sides with desiccated coconut.

  6. 06

    Chill and slice

    Wrap the log and refrigerate it for 4 hours, until firm. Slice it to serve.

    240 min

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