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4 passion fruit Lamingtons and 1 chocolate leamington on a plate

Lamingtons

Safira
This Australian favourite is so delicious. Lamingtons remind me of my childhood and the run up to Eid. I remember spending many an evening icing Lamingtons at both home and at my aunts house dipping bits of cake in chocolate and coconut.
In this recipe, a buttery moist sponge cake is dipped in chocolate icing and coated in desiccated coconut. 
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Overnight Rest 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 30 minutes
Course Baking, Baking/Dessert
Cuisine Australian
Servings 24
Calories 263 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 125 g Butter
  • 200 g Caster Sugar or Granulated
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Paste
  • 3 Eggs
  • 240 g Self Raising Flour
  • 135 ml Milk

Topping

  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 120 ml Milk
  • 425 g Icing Sugar
  • 4 heaped tbsp Cocoa Powder
  • 250 g Dessicated Coconut

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 180 ° C/160 °C Fan or Gas Mark 4.
  • Grease and line a 20x30cm rectangular baking tin.
  • Cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well in between each addition.
  • Fold in flour bit by bit.
  • Add milk bit by bit and fold in.
  • Scrape the batter into the tin. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 - 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool for 10 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Store covered overnight.

Topping

  • Heat Milk and Butter in a pot till melted.
  • Combine icing sugar and cocoa in a bowl. Stream in the milk and butter and whisk together to form a smooth icing.
  • Cut the cake into 20 - 24 squares.
  • Place coconut in a large bowl.
  • Use a fork to dip cooled cake squares into the icing. Then place cake in coconut.
  • Continue with remaining cake pieces. Place on a wire rack over a tray or a sheet of greaseproof paper and leave to set for 1 hour.

Notes

Tips to make Lamingtons

You can place the cooled cake in the fridge or freezer before icing to make it easier to handle.

How to Serve 

There are 3 ways to serve these:
You can ice them and add coconut (flakes or desiccated). Like in this recipe.
Or you can fill them with jam and cream.
You can also pipe a chocolate or puree into the centre.

How Long Can You Keep Lamingtons?

These keep well for up to a week in an airtight container.
They also freeze well for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before serving.

Alternative Puree made with Passion Fruit 

  • Add 250g Passion Fruit Puree to a pan over medium heat, with the juice and zest of 2 limes, 125g Butter and 90g Sugar. Once melted remove from the heat.
  • Whisk 3 Egg Yolks with 90g Sugar until thickened and stir in 25g CornFlour. 
  • Add Egg yolk mixture to passion fruit mixture and whisk together.
  • Place the pot back on the heat and whisk continuously for 5 -6 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 58mgPotassium: 93mgFiber: 2gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 192IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Lamingtons
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