Bodach na Nollaig

Name: Bodach na Nollaig
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 25 g (1 oz) soft butter; 75 g (2½ oz) full fat soft cheese; 25 g (1 oz) icing sugar; 20 g (¾ oz) desiccated coconut; 2 egg whites; 55 g (6 oz) cocoa powder; 40 ml (2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons) red food colouring paste; 200 g (7 oz) white caster sugar; 140 g (5 oz) dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 450 g (16 oz) caster sugar; 110 g (4 oz) plain flour; 5 eggs; 225 g (8 oz) butter

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Scottish Island Kitchen

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2022

About

‘Tha Bodach na Nollaig a’ tighinn a-nochd’ is the Gaelic for ‘Father Christmas is coming tonight’. These are easy to make with your kids to leave out on Christmas Eve for Santa.

Ingredients

For the chocolate brownie

225 g (8 oz) butter
450 g (16

Europe
United Kingdom
Scottish
Cake
Vegetarian
Scotland

Method

First, the brownie base. Heat the oven to 170°C fan (375°F). Line a 20 cm x 30 cm (8” x 12”)