Hi…. You may be wondering about the title. Well really quite self-explanatory if I do say so myself. After this little postscript you will not be hearing from me today, though I had such a fun post planned! You see, I have spent my entire weekend trying to write up an essay which is doing a good job of kicking my butt. Big time.
That is way too many hours spent frantically trying to piece together non-existent analyses of texts and failing at it. Still. But because of that I just want to forget all words and simply show you lots of visuals 🙂
Have fun with this slice mes amis – it is soft, moorish and absolutely stuffed with coconut 😀 oh and involves crumbly shortbread and delicious delicious GORGEROUS strawberry jam…. 😀
A recipe that takes about an hour to make yet a minute to devour 😉
*Changes in bold
Coconut Jam Slice
Source: Mastering The Art Of Baking
Makes: 12 slices
Ingredients:
Slice
- 150g plain flour
- 75g self raising flour (SRF)
- 60g icing sugar
- 150g chilled butter, chopped
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla/coconut essence
- 165g strawberry/raspberry/your choice jam – I used lumpy fruity jam… don’t 😉 – try and find lump free if possible!
Topping
- 110g caster sugar
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 270g desiccated coconut, toasted – I only had 170g so mum had the bright idea of simply blending up shredded coconut – you would not even know the difference!
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and brush the sides of a shallow baking dish with melted butter or oil. Line the sides with baking paper so it extends over the sides slightly
- Put the flours, icing sugar, butter, yolk and essence into a food processor.
- Pulse until the dough starts to come together (it will be soft and sticky)
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and press together until smooth
- Use your fingertips (I dipped mine in flour to prevent stickiness) and press dough down evenly into the prepared tin
- Refrigerate for 10 minutes and then bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool to room temperature (I was in a little bit of a rush so did not wait to cool down completely – the jam got a little sticky and all but otherwise it was ok :))
- Spread the jam evenly over the cooled slice base in the tin
- For Topping: Put the sugar and eggs in a medium bowl and whisk until pale. Stir in the coconut and the spread the topping evenly over the jam
- Press down and spread evenly using a spoon
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the topping is light golden
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool in the tin – Cut into squares or fingers and serve 🙂
Now personally.. I do not want to see a computer as long as I live 😉
Oh and guess what guys? This is part of Lisa’s fantastic Sweet & Slice link up party! Check it out now 😀
wow this coconut jam cake looks absolutely amazing. I am a sucker when it comes to coconut flavor so i’ll be on a mission to make this. Thanks
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Every bit looks so yummy – coconut, jam and all!
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Cocont, Jam! Mmmm two of my favorite things, these would be dangerous if l was left alone with a whole plate, i wouldn’t be able to gty that I would share 🙂
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I have absolutely zero talent in terms of writing, creative writing, any sort of writing (including blogging). I remember the days that I HAD to write. Ohh so scary! I hope you finished your essay by now. 🙂 I love coconut and this sounds so delicious~~~!
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Yum! Love jam and coconut slice. Good luck with your exams etc.
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Oh my gosh, this looks WAY TOO GOOD!
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Gosh, these look almost like a lamington, but without the chocolate glaze. Hehehe.. The cake looks so fluffy and with jam, is simply yummilicious. I have been having a block in my mind, I know I have got tons of ideas, but can’t seem to implement them.. I hope I will figure them out real soon :P. hugs, Jo
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You simply would not be able to stop at eating just one of these!
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I have been going through a writer’s block of a sort myself, but for different reasons..like I literally cannot think of anything to write..so I also piece together what I can as best I can on my blog. I need to just do a few wordless posts, I think lol That said..these coconut jam slices need no words at all! They more than speak for themselves! Now..rest up and clear your head..you’ve been working so hard!! xo
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That looks delicious! Sorry to hear about your essay… I can sympathize because I’m equally stuck on writing my dissertation!
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keep on truckin’!
i love these bars–coconut plus jam and lots of butter can never disappoint. 🙂
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Knowing you talent at baking, I’m sure that in the end your essay came out perfectly.
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Sounds and looks so good! I want it! 😀 I was wondering what to do with coconut when I bought too much.. I wish you had this recipe earlier.. 😀
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Hi Uru,
Just perfect! Going to try this one.
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Good luck with your essay! This sounds wonderful. I’ve made something similar before so I can imagine how good it tastes.
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your recipes always blow me away Uru! this is another winner and i bet you will be munching on these while working on your essay….hehe
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MMM these look great! The hour it takes to make them definitely sounds worth the yummyness when they are ready! 🙂
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Hi Uru! I’m so loving your coconut cake/bar! I’m a huge coconut fan and omg coconut and jam would go so well together!!
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I make a similar slice to this and it’s delicious!
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Your cake slice is absolutely glorious! Good luck with the essay…been there, done that. I’m sure it will be great.
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What you didn’t put in words, you made for in pictures! Delicious!!
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I love your new website! Very bright and cheerful. It reflects your personality perfectly. 🙂 Love the look of your recipe too.
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Too sweet than you so much 😀
Cheers
CCU
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Those look so fluffy and beautiful. Good luck on your essay!
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Oh, I’m so glad you made this recipe, I just love the look and sound of it (maybe because it’s half 10 & I’ve had no breakfast?). Seriously, CCU, just my kind of treat, I shall be making this for sure!
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They look like as if they melt in the mouth when taking a bite. my eyes r popping out!
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What a marvelous sweet treat. You never disappoint. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
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I am behind in my reading.. but following you on other blogs where you’ve commented. My heart goes out to you, I remember the stress of school and essay writing. Good luck, sweetie!!!
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Good luck with your essay. We’ll all be here happily munching these, waiting for you to finish and bake us something even better! Really good recipe – thanks.
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Reblogged this on Cheap Good Eats Blog and commented:
Yummy…
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Wow, these bars look great…and I love the combination of strawberry and coconut…beautifully done.
I hope you did well with your essay…and have a great week 🙂
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My mouth is watering! Love the coconut shortbread…Yum!
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You need to rest! It can be stressful to sit in front of the screen for hours to work at your essay!! I love this cake sandwich packed with sweet, glossy jam. I am like you: 1 hour to bake something and 1 minute to eat it (well 1 minute with my lovely boys help!!)
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Wow…Uru….these coconut jam slices look dangerous! I LOVE anything coconut! And shortbread! And jam! And….hey….shouldn’t you be working on your essay?! I hope these slices are the reward for all of your hard work! : )
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Save the writing for your essays – these amazing photos are all you need for this one! 🙂 I’m not sure these would last even an hour in my household 🙂
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Coconut and strawberry jam? I love you.
Good luck with the essay!
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These look very tasty and I wish you the best of luck. You will do well!
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I think your post worked out lovely. You know they say a picture is worth 1000 words–especially true with food! I hope your essay has fared well too.
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I know school is such a drag , it real puts a hamper on our social lives!!!! Really does your school not know that the world needs to know about your baking and they are really cramping the style of the whole foodie community. LOL Just think of essay as if though your writing on your blog and let the words flow… You can do it. Just like you nailed this little wonderful dessert that looks just to tempting and I’m sure it melts in your mouth. Take care, BAM
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Haha yep I am totally blaming this on my school 😉
Thanks for the encouragement my friend!
Cheers
CCU
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the coconut stuffing looks great 🙂 no worries, you write and bake well!
Latest: Baby White is Camera Shy!
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these coconut jam slices looks lovely! I can imagine a coconut lover being really happy with these.(even though I am not one) Good luck with your essay. I know sometimes you just get a writer’s block no matter how hard you try.
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The bars look so tasty! Good luck with your work!
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I feel ya, Uru. I was in post-secondary for 9 years and spent many a sleepless night cramming together an essay at the last possible minute. You can do it, girl! And this cake looks amazeballs – my Husband walked past me as I was looking at the pictures and he literally stopped in his tracks to ooh and aah at your photos 🙂
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Awwww shux thank you 😀
Cheers
CCU
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Wow these really look good. I love anything with coconut so I know I’ll adore them. Great recipe – I can’t wait to try them.
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At least you don’t have to type your paper up on an old typewriter! Now I’m dating myself. Good luck with it!
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Good luck with your essay CCU. In my second year at uni, about a billion years ago, I wrote my essay weeks in advance (I hated leaving stuff to the last minute, still do) but then on the day it was due, I forgot the damn thing at home so I had to drive 45 minutes back home to get it. Fortunately my Prof knew me very well so he believed my silly story.
Nice little dessert bars. Now get back to work!
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Wow thank god for connections right? 😀 And I am the same – last minute is my enemy!
Cheers
CCU
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Good luck writing! I know you will do well!
A recipe to use up jam!?!? You know I am ther!
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You did it again Uru!! 🙂 YUMMY!!!
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These photos say it all. Don’t you wish you could do the essay in photos?
Delish!
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Haha I most certainly do – who needs to write? 😀
Cheers
CCU
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Your pictures say it all, my friend…that these would disappear quickly in my presence! Good luck finishing your paper!
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Yummy! Hmm, I’m not fond of writing essays either. Some people simply have the gift of the gab…but, frankly, your blog is very interesting and your write-ups too. 🙂
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Loving these, and anothe rof your recipes bookmarked for later, not to much later mind you !
Hope the studying is going ok Uru !
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Good luck with your essay!
These snowy looking shortbread must be getting you and your family into the coming Christmas mood 😀
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This looks heavenly! Good luck on the essay CCU!
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I m speechless abut this bar. really awesome.
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I would never get ANY work done with these in my house. I would most definitely be leaving my work every 5 minutes to eat one.
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Oh this looks so good! I haven’t had a slice like this since I was a kid!
I am off to bake, good luck with your school work!
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Sounds wonderful! I love shortbread. One of my favorites!
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Hopefully the essay writing will get easier for you. Good thing you have those deliciously gorgeous coconut slices to refuel with!
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My favorite pictures here is of the finished product and the chunks of butter, hehe
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I hope your essay goes well, lots of luck to you!! The pictures speak for themselves, no words needed here 🙂
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Amazing! I could have a dozen of these! And good luck with the writing! You’ll be great 🙂
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No need to fret, Uru- These photos truly speak for themselves! It’s plain to see that these are yet another delicious dessert option.
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visuals are sometimes better than words 🙂
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Good luck on the essay – I’m sure it’ll be great! And this treat looks sooooo good. I need to make something like this at home ASAP!
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These cookie bars look fantastic!
I hope everything goes well with your essay, Uru.
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Wow, it looks fantastic!!Love the coconut on top and the strawberry jam inside :)Yumm…
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I hope everything goes well with the essay! The bars look fantastic!
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Darn those evil essays of doom! Thank heavens you had wonderful sugary deliciousness to get you through 😀
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Holy crap. That’s all I kept thinking as I scrolled through your pictures. Looks THAT good.
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I hope you made it through your paper – those can be rough 😦
A plateful of goodies does go a long way toward making it better though…
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Can I come for a visit? Because I NEEEEED these bars!
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Good luck with your essay. When I was in school, I depended on sweets to get me through the hard study times. These would have done the trick!
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Aww hope you finished your essay Uru! You can do it 🙂
These should help 😉
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These pictures are surely worth more than a thousand words. Yummy!
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It looks great! Good luck with your essay!
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Yum, these seem like an awesome way to showcase coconut. Plus they also look portable for a picnic or being a treat to someone’s house. Love it!
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yes please! I’d love me a bite of that! Good luck with your essay, how do you manage it all!?
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Oh YUM! looks delicious – I could eat so many of these!! Hope the essay goes well!
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You are not the only one because I can stare for hours at the screen and still be in the same spot. Its sometimes very difficult for me to write the intro and I think in the future If I can’t, its going to be one or two sentences only.
Shredded coconut is perfect, I used them all the time compared to the dessicated. I love any desserts with coconut and this looks like one that I will not want to miss out.
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Despite of your tight schedule, you’ve tempted me with this lovely treat!
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Another impressive post! The slice looks just to die for – so sooo delicious!! Good luck with the essay 🙂
Chloe & Sarah
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Thank you guys, hope your yr 12 is going better than mine 😛
Cheers
CCU
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I noticed you’ve been absent lately, I’m sorry this essay has been so difficult but I know you will be brilliant and turn in a masterpiece in the end! I mean, a girl that can make such culinary masterpieces is capable of nothing less. These look great Uru, I’m loving the jam in the middle. ❤
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I hope getting away and making this slice gave your brain a re-set and writing came easily once these were consumed.
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Good luck with the essay! If only they would accept recipes or cakes in lieu of essays! 😛
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looks amazing. i hope your essay goes well. i struggled with my last stretch of the semester, sometimes you just couldn’t be bothered!
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Coconut and Jam sounds like a lovely combination… the crunchiness and sweetness is perfect together with that shortbread base… delicious dessert CCU.
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You must be waiting dearly for your Christmas breaks :)) I can relate to all the chaos of essay writing. Beautiful recipe…
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With these delicious pictures, you didn’t need many words! I’m convinced that I want a plate of these! Good luck with your essay!
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That’s like my favourite thing from the Vietnamese bakeries! Yours looks way better though 😛
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oh my this looks divine. your baking skills are pretty amazing and you’re only 17. crazy! looks like a shortbread cookie blondie.
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Good luck with the essay. The jam bars will suffice till you’re back!
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You are awesome… I would eat a dozen of these. 🙂
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You are awesome.. I would eat a dozen of these. 🙂
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Sorry to hear about the essay and the whole butt kicking thing ;-0) but I have no doubt you will get through it just fine. These coconut jam squares look pretty smashing indeed – great job on the visuals! :).
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Thank you for these beautiful pictures and delicious recipe! I love the coconut and jam combination! 🙂
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That really looks awesome! Great job 🙂
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I think of all of the wonderful, delicious, decadent goodies you have baked and shared with us, CCU, this…this is my favorite. I want to take big bites out of those soft, coconutty, jammy cakes. (Ponders how to veganize recipe…)
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Good luck on the essay! I feel your pain! This must be an awesome study snack. I love baking with coconut… The whole house ends up smelling tropical. 🙂 Definitely will try these…
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Oh my, Uru. These seem sooo British with the jam and the sandwich type thing, hehe. But yes please, I’ll take the whole batch. It’s no secret that I’m a coconut fiend so these are making me drool and want to lick the screen so badly! Must..resist…licking…screen…!
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Haha you may call it a pocket scone 😉
Cheers
CCU
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I try juggling work, baking, life and blogging. It’s not easy! But you seem to do it well and end up with yummy things like these cakes 🙂
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Good luck with your essay!! I love the different components to this–I can’t blame you, I’d rather be sinking my teeth into these beautiful pillows, too!
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Who needs words when the baked goods look so good. 🙂 Good luck on the essay.
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PS: You were kind enough to comment on my mutter paneer samosas post which was vegetarian as I promised after all the meat post I’d done earlier … but did you see the 2 gulab jamun posts I did just before that? I’m SO proud of the pics and the results. 🙂
http://a-boleyn.livejournal.com/116059.html
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AAAH how did I miss it? Oh yes my schoolwork 😉
Off to check it out now!
Cheers
CCU
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Yum – I like what happens when you get writers block. These visuals of coconut jam slices would get an A+ from me.
As you seem to lean towards visual, have you tried mind mapping – a visual way of sketching out ideas. It worked wonders for me when I was in the essay-writing business. Just a thought…
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Thanks for the tip my friend, I am sure to try it 😀
Anything to get me out of this rut!
Cheers
CCU
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I don’t mind spending an hour on this if it is that delightful. Coconut and jam looks so good together.
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Uru, this look sweeter than sweet – but I love the coconut … girl. Glad I’m not your friendly next door neighbor that have to eat everything you bake. – great and easy recipe.
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Yummy! Now get back to that essay…
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ccu…I understand so well! I have all but disappeared from blogging recently to finish a paper. It is good to focus on your studies and put all of your energy into them to finish this paper. I know you will do well, you have a gift with words and I am sure they will come to you!
btw- the dessert looks so delicious! I am a fan of anything that starts with shortbread!!!! 🙂
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Oh, those look so good, can I have one with my coffee? Good luck with all your writing and school! 🙂
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These remind me just how much I love bar cookies and haven’t made any in ages. I think with Christmas on it’s way, I need to revisit that idea. These look amazing, CCU!
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No words necessary, lovely and delicious looking. I’ll take one (or more) right now!
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CCU, my first impression was that words fail you in face of this masterpiece of baking. Others seem to have the impression it’s words for a school essay that elude you. Whichever… take another bite, or two, and sit back. The universe will inspire you, again, in whichever way you need.
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You always make me feel better my friend 🙂
Cheers
CCU
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I love the pics & agree with you … this could be devoured in minutes 🙂
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I am certain your essay is outstanding! Your blog is a virtuous essay in itself, along with your superb and creative recipes!
Your crumb cake is gorgeous. I love all the coconut and jam. It looks so moist and light : )
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Looks delicious Uru! Best of luck with your essay! You’ll do well!
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Ick. essays. I remember those lol. Good luck darlin!
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I am sure your essay was well written and all went well.
Visuals are always more effective than words. Your cake photos prove that.
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No words required CCU – visual speak for themselves. Delicious.
🙂 Mandy
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They look scrumptious! I wonder how many you´re munching on to calm those essay nerves. Have a great week Uru!
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Haha I would rather not say *sheepish* 😉
Cheers
CCU
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I hope you wrote a very good essay! Your baking recipe is a real winner! These coconut jam slices look rich, tick & extremely tasty too! 🙂
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Those jam slices look perfectly tempting. Good luck with the essay!
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Uru, this looks fabulous. Very tempting and delicious! I would love to make this one ASAP 🙂
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Uru, I have a feeling you write as well as you bake (!), but both require a lot of work and it’s understandable that you want to pitch your computer out the window now and then. These cookies on the other hand… Take a break — have a Slice — say Ahhhhh… Take care, kiddo! (And Happy Thanksgiving!)
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Dear CCU, you continue to amaze me that you manage so much blogging and your school work! thank you for these mouthwatering photos that make your bake very tempting indeed.
I hope you have managed that essay and that you are now able to relax and enjoy your day,
All the best to you in all your endeavours, MBT. 🙂
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these look angelic–but also sinfully good
good luck with the essay–send it to me–I will edit it for you (lol)
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I’m sure I used to make something similar to this when I was younger called Louise Slice. It had the base, the jam filling but a meringue and coconut topping. This looks wonderful. So sorry to hear of your essay dramas. Not good! You will be so relieved when the Christmas break begins xx
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All the best with your essay! And what a winning combinations of flavours and textures!!!! 🙂 YUM!
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Ha! I can relate to this CCU. I clearly remember (many years ago!) choosing baking over essay-writing. Much more satisfying! This slice looks fabulous. Good luck with your essay.
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Haha lucky I am not the only one 😀
Cheers
CCU
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Oh my god this looks delicious!! Mmm I’m definitely making this ASAP. Thanks for sharing! And good luck with your essay!
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Hope your essay is perfect! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday 🙂
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I like this
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Did I hear coconut?? Simply delish & u can stuff me with them anytime!
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hope the essay goes well!!
and the slice looks lovely!! gotta love the crumbly shortbread, jam and coconut – yum! 🙂
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