Lees' 12 Snowballs

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Tablet, fudge and coconut ice bars soon followed before John perfected the formula for both tea cakes and snowballs. The company grew from strength to strength and even partnered with and bought Heather Cameron Foods in the 80s. We are wholly agreed that a snowball is a confection to be savoured, but not whilst walking around or, for example, in the street. The tribunal took into account the ingredients used to make the snowballs, their manufacture, appearance, taste and circumstances of consumption to decide if it had "the characteristics that most people would consider to be a cake". Snowballs are spheres of marshmallow or a similar substance, covered in coconut and cocoa. The tribunal ruled on a variety of this product known as a Swedish Snowball in the case of Swedish Snowball Production Ltd (MAN/86/0305), where they were found to be standard-rated confectionery rather than zero-rated cakes. lt;p>Lees of Scotland Ltd., North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge, Scotland, ML5 4EF. Lees Foods (Ireland), Charter House, 5 Pembroke Row, Dublin, D02 FW61.</p>

The judges in the case were presented with a plate of Jaffa Cakes, Bakewell tarts, tea cakes, Waitrose meringues and Lees snowballs. We already have the raising-agents in the self-raising flour but we add just a smidgen more with some baking powder, just to give the buns a little more lift.Leave them to set completely for about half an hour before eating or you’ll get covered in coconut and icing How long do Scottish snowballs keep? Mallow (56%) (Glucose Syrup ( Sulphites), Sugar, Reconstituted Dried Egg White, Rice Flour, Stabiliser (Propylene Glycol Alginate)), Desiccated Coconut ( Sulphites) (15%), Sugar, Vegetable Fats (Palm Kernel, Palm, Shea), Whey Powder ( Milk), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifiers ( Soya Lecithin, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate), Flavouring It also means the taxman has lost out on future VAT from snowballs to the tune of millions of pounds.

Before the decision was made, tax tribunal Judge Anne Scott and panel member Peter Sheppard had to munch their way through a selection of snowballs and other delicacies. Pull off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut and place on a lines baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes till golden. The judgment concluded:”We were each provided with a plate comprising a number of confections including one each of a Jaffa cake, Mr Kipling bakewell tart, Waitrose meringue, a tea cake manufactured by each appellant, lt;p>Mallow (56%) (Glucose Syrup (<strong>Sulphites</strong>), Sugar, Reconstituted Dried <strong>Egg</strong> White, Rice Flour, Stabiliser (Propylene Glycol Alginate)), Desiccated Coconut (<strong>Sulphites</strong>) (15%), Sugar, Vegetable Fats (Palm Kernel, Palm, Shea), Whey Powder (<strong>Milk</strong>), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifiers (<strong>Soya</strong> Lecithin, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate), Flavouring</p>

A little bit of salt is added to your bun dough, to help balance out the sweetness. The quantity listed in the recipe is reflective of using a typical table salt – if you use something like sea salt, this could alter the taste slightly. Scottish snowballs are the perfect sweet treat, from their coating of pristine white coconut to their oozing strawberry jam in the centre. These snowball cakes are just perfect with a cup of tea and kids adore them too. Plus they are super easy to make. The inspiration for these snowball cakes It’s a simple water icing that is used to coat your snowballs in preparation for their coconut finish. And because we are making an icing, icing sugar (also known as confectioners sugar or powdered sugar) is a must.

In the written decision of the tribunal, Judge Anne Scott said: "We tasted all of them, in moderation, either at the hearing or thereafter. Lee's snowballs have been a Scottish favourite for decades. Created using the softest mallow coated in luxuriously soft chocolate and sprinkled with delightful shavings of coconut to create the ultimate sweet treat.

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Yes, you can freeze the actuals snowball cakes before you get to the jam filling and icing stage. Just wrap them well in cling film and a freezer bag and they will keep for up to 3 months. Mallow covered in a smooth milk chocolate flavoured coating and decorated with the finest coconut shavings.

We could see the ruins of a watermill near the River Calder and we continued the walk along the tree lined path by the river. Monklands CanalFirst, you want to make the dough for the snowball cakes by sifting your flour, sugar and salt into a bowl. This gets rid of any bits and pieces that shouldn’t be there in the first place and airiates the flour too.