Red Cakes (Snowballs)

This recipe is an old recipe that I kept for a long time. Tried and tested by my sister.

INGREDIENTS
250g Butter
1 cup castor sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 cups flour
3 tsp Baking powder

METHOD
Cream butter , sugar  and vanilla essence until light and fluffy.
Add eggs gradually, beating well after each addition.
Fold in sifted flour and baking powder.
Spoon batter evenly into 24 well greased muffin tins.
Bake at 180 degree/C oven for about 15 min. until done and turn out to cool.

SYRUP
1 Cup water
1 x 410g can apricot jam
1 x 30ml bottle red food colouring
6 tblsp sugar
Combine syrup ingredients together in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
Bring to a boil and simmer until syrup becomes a little thick and sticky.

Dip cakes in syrup , roll in coconut and decorate.

Sorry image from internet.