Jam tarts with coconut whippy stuff - Recipe anyone?

shell2001

Me and littles made some jam tarts today. DH said they were very nice as he scoffed 2 but said when he was little his Nan used to make extra specials ones. They were a jam tart but had whipped up coconut on the top. Has anyone heard of these and if so could I have a recipe pretty please:D

tiamai_d

Does he mean snowballs?

Never made them but buy them at bakers.

Two half circles of cake with jam inside and covered in flaked coconut stuff.

mmm... I want them now....

shell2001

Thanks for that but he said no definately jam tart base.

floyd

Sounds a bit like a Manchester tart to me, thats like a jam tart with coconut and some versions have a creamy/custardy bit too

tiamai_d

Sounds yummy! Google images of it, looks lovely too! *drools*

shell2001

No just showed him that and he said it had no custard just a coconut bubbly thing on top. Men......bless

floyd

I am intrigued now! What does he mean by a bubbly bit?

Gingernutmeg

Maybe it was a kind of coconut meringue, 2oz suger to one egg white, whipped up until stiff and then fold some dessicated coconut in. I've never tried this (although it sounds quite good actually lol) but I'd imagine if you put a blob of this on top of the tart and then bake it as normal, you'd get a tart with a gooey coconut top, I think it would be a bit like 'Queen of Puddings', which has a custardy bottom, with jam and then meringue on the top, but with pastry instead of the custard.

THIRZAH

My mother used to make coconut tarts from the Bero Book-they had a jam tart base and a coconut topping but it wasn't really whipped in texture more like a coconut pyramid type of mixture.

shell2001

Thanks gingernut and Thirzah both sound like they could be the one. Will check whether it was a solid type topping or light and fluffy. Off to see if they have the recipe you are on about on the bero site.

shell2001

Gingernut Meg you cracked it. Just got off the phone to his mum who checked with the great lady herself (90 year old nan) and whats what it was. Jam tart with coconut meringue on top and she used to put a pasty cross on top.

Guess I should have phoned her in the first place but his Nans memory is not a good as it was and didnt want her getting annoyed with herself if she couldnt remember.