Strawberry & coconut shortbread cake – Food & Home Magazine

Strawberry & coconut shortbread cake – Food & Home Magazine

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Make this luscious dessert combining crisp shortbread rounds, creamy coconut pastry, and fresh strawberry compote. Perfect for afternoon tea.

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Ingredients

  • ***For the pastry cream
  • ⅓ cup caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 300 ml coconut cream
  • ***For the shortbread
  • 250 g butter, softened
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3¼ cups flour
  • ***For the strawberry compote
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 250 g strawberries, sliced widthways
  • ***To assemble
  • 500 g strawberries, sliced widthways

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