We made Lamingtons this weekend, easy and delicious!
First make a sponge cake
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 110g melted butter
1. Mix eggs, sugar, vanilla and butter until pale and thick
2. Sift and mix in flour and baking powder
3. Bake at 180C for 20-25 mins
4. Cool and cut into squares
Then make some chocolate sauce
- 75g butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 3 cups icing sugar (!)
1. Melt butter and add milk
2. Disolve in cocao
3. Disolve in sugar and cook a bit
Finally coat the sponge squares with chocolate and coconut, around 6 cups is needed. Prepare 2 dishes - one with the chocolate sauce and 1 with coconut.
Soak each square in sauce, then coat on all side in coconut. Place on a rack to dry and turn after 30 mins. Can be eaten immediately or put in the fridge.