Lamingtons
2019-03-04 08:52:34
Serves 8
This iconic Aussie treat is perfect for morning or afternoon tea!
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
1 hr 15 min
Total Time
1 hr 30 min
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup self-raising flour
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 cups desiccated coconut (topping)
Icing
- 2 cups icing sugar
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat a fan-forced oven to 160C.
- Line a 20 x 30cm slice tray with baking paper.
- Place the sugar and melted butter into the bowl of an electric mixer and cream the mixture for 30 seconds.
- Slowly add in the eggs, one at a time, and continue to mix until well combined.
- Reduce the speed to low and add in the milk, vanilla and flour.
- Increase the speed again and beat for 1 minute or until all ingredients are well combined.
- Pour the mixture into the tray and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Let the sponge cake rest in the tray for 5 minutes before placing onto a wire rack to cool for about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, to make the chocolate icing place the icing sugar, cocoa and butter into a large mixing bowl, then pour in the boiling water and stir until smooth. If the mixture is still too thick, add a little extra boiling water if needed. Set aside.
- Place the desiccated coconut onto a plate and set aside.
- Once the sponge cake has cooled completely, trim about 0.5cm off the sides (this is totally optional, I just prefer having straight and even edges).
- Cut the sponge cake into even proportions, I usually cut 2 rows of 4, making a total of 8 large lamingtons. If you wanted to do bite sized ones for the kid’s lunch box/snacks then you could cut them into smaller squares.
- Dip the pieces of sponge cake into the chocolate mixture, making sure all corners are well covered and then toss into the coconut.
- Place onto a wire rack or platter to set, this usually takes about 30-45 minutes. Alternatively, you can pop them into the fridge so they set a little quicker.
Rebecca Pope Sydney Food & Lifestyle Blogger https://rebeccapope.com.au/
