Lolly Cake

Apologies for the absence. I was hanging out with some cake ladies in Melbourne. Yeah! It was awesome. Consequently I haven't done any baking in the last two weeks. However, I did make a cake while I was in Australia that requires no baking at all. A kiwi speciality!

When I arrived in Geelong with a packet of eskimos in by bag I had a feeling the Pearce sisters thought I was a bit mental. And I'm not sure the final product greatly altered this view.

This is what it looks like as its being mixed. I don't really blame them for being sceptical. 

The recipe is the incredibly basic.

1 packet of eskimos, chopped (problematic for those outside of New Zealand where such a product is unattainable. Essentially they are soft lollies that are nearly marshmallows but not that soft. And colourful. That was a terribly explanation. Apologies.)
1 packet of malt biscuits - crushed. (Think cheesecake base)
1/2 a tin of condensed milk
125grams of melted butter
Some dessicated coconut to make it look slightly more appetising.  


Easy as - mix it all together. Put it on a plate in a log shape and then sprinkle coconut on top. Refrigerate for an hour or so then cut into pieces. 

Looks good huh! Well, kind of. But its yummy. I promise.

When I was in 6th form me and a group of friends decided on a whim to make the world's longest lolly cake and sell pieces to raise money for Women's Refuge. (We were a particularly mental group of 16 year olds.) Anyway, we make a 14.5 metre lolly cake and raised $600 for charity. Not too shabby really. Also completely weird and foolish. But yeah. And in answer to the most commonly asked question: we used bags of ice and emergency blankets to create a fridge like environment for our preposterously long dessert to set in. Again, MENTAL.

Here's a picture to prove I'm not lying.

I think the lolly cake was a medium success with the Aussies. Certainly went down well with a kiwi ex-pat friend. I think it should be added to that reasonably long list of things that make kiwis completely weird.