Recipe Name: lamingtons
Description: Lamingtons are petite sponge cakes coated in chocolate sauce/icing and then rolled in desiccated coconut (unsweetened). Classic Australian food at its best! These indulgent treats are also popularly known as ‘Coconut Squares
Prepration Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hours, 0 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Serving: 6 servings
Ingredents lamingtons
Instructions to make lamingtons
Step #1
Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line two 8" cake pans with baking/parchment paper.
Step #2
Sieve all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder in a bowl. Add salt and whisk together. Keep aside.
Step #3
In a bowl, cream butter, castor sugar and vanilla on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
Step #4
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating to combine. Add the buttermilk and beat for 10 seconds.
Step #5
Add the flour, a few tbsps at a time. Use a wooden spoon to combine. Next add a little milk and stir to combine. Repeat with remaining flour and milk, ending with the flour.
Step #6
Divide the cake batter equally into the two greased and lined pans. Bake for 55 mts to an hour or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. (Check from 50 mts onwards) Allow to stand in pan for 10 mts.
Step #7
Turn out onto a wire rack to cool down to room temperature and store in fridge. Next day, prepare the lamingtons.
Step #8
Prepare the chocolate icing. Place the icing sugar, cocoa powder, butter and milk in a stainless steel bowl over a pan of simmering water.
Step #9
Stir the mixture until smooth and a bit thick. It should not be a thick liquid as the cake will not absorb the chocolate coating.
Step #10
Once the cake is firm on touch and not crumbly, cut into small 2 inch square pieces. Cut each square in half, sandwich with jam or chocolate sauce. Use a fork or wooden skewer and dip each sandwiched cake squares in the chocolate sauce and coat well on all sides. Place on a cooling rack and allow excess sauce to drain by placing a parchment paper below the rack.
Step #11
Once the excess sauce is drained which takes about 2-3 minutes, place each chocolate coated cube on a plate of dried coconut.
Step #12
Sprinkle dried coconut all over the chocolate coated cake and allow to set for a couple of minutes and serve.
Step #13
Lamingtons can be stored in an airtight container for 4-5 days.
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