Creamy Lavender Coconut Ice
Ingredients
- 1lb icing sugar (sifted)
- ½ lb coconut
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 2 egg whites (slightly beaten)
- 4ozs copha shortening (barely warm when melted)
- 1 teaspoon pre-dried English Lavender (angustifolia) flower heads OR 4 drops of English
- Lavender (angustifolia) 100% essential oil
Method
- Place all dry ingredients together in a basin
- Add liquids including egg whites and combine thoroughly
- Press half mixture into shallow cake tin 6” or 7” square
- Colour remaining mixture pale pink and press into white mixture
- Stand in a cool place until firm
- Cut into squares
Lavender Toffee
Ingredients
- 20 pre-dried English Lavender (angustifolia) flower heads OR 4 drops of English Lavender (angustifolia) 100% essential oil
- 500gms castor sugar
- 100mls water
- One pinch cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Method
- Grease a shallow tin with butter
- Place all ingredients in a saucepan and heat until boiling. Mixture should clarify after about 10 minutes - it should look like clear honey
- Remove from heat and pour into tin
- As mixture cools, mark surface into squares
