Lamingtons Recipe

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5 from 3 votes

The Aussie classic. Sponge cake pieces dipped in chocolate icing and rolled in coconut.

Prep Time45

Cook Time20

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Australian

Servings: pieces

Calories: 633kcal

Author: Libby Hakim

Equipment

square cake tin (20cm x 20cm)

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour (150 grams)
½ teaspoon bicarb soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup caster sugar (210 grams)
115 grams butter
3 eggs
⅓ cup milk (optional - top up to the ⅓ cup with 1 tablespoon of brandy as per Nana Ling's original recipe)
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Icing

1 cup icing sugar (125 grams)
20 grams butter
1 tablespoon cocoa
¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
3 tablespoons milk
1 ½ cups desiccated coconut (120 grams)

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
Grease a small square cake tin (20cm x 20cm approx) and line with baking paper.
Cream butter and sugar on med-high in a stand mixer (about 3 minutes).
Reduce mixer speed to slow and add eggs one at a time.
Add vanilla essence and beat on medium-high speed again for a minute or two.
Fold in a little of the sifted dry ingredients. Add a little of the milk and then keep adding dry ingredients and milk alternately until all the ingredients are combined.
Pour mixture into the prepared cake tin.
Place in oven and cook for 25-30 minutes or until a light golden colour and cake feels firm to touch in the middle.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing cake from the tin.
Once completely cool, trim the sides, top and bottom of the cake and then cut each square into 6 smaller rectangles.

Icing

Combine all ingredients except the coconut in a saucepan. Heat very gently until the butter has melted.
Dip each piece of cake in the mixture, coating the entire surface.
Dip into a bowl containing the coconut, again coating the entire surface.
Place onto a lined tray. Once all squares are done, allow to set.

Notes

Storing: Store lamingtons in the fridge for up to 2 days – though they're definitely best eaten within 24 hours.

Serving: Best served closer to room temperature than straight from fridge.

Freezing: Wrap well and freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition: The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

Nutrition

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