Dessert

Lamingtons

Name: Lamingtons
Total time: 1h 30m
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 150g caster sugar; 150g self-raising flour; 60g butter, melted; 1 tsp vanilla; 3 cups icing sugar; 1/3 cup cocoa powder; 30g butter (for icing); 1/2 cup milk; 2 cups desiccated coconut

Squares of light sponge dipped in chocolate icing and tumbled in desiccated coconut — Australia's afternoon-tea icon.

1h 30m 16 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 150g caster sugar
• 150g self-raising flour
• 60g butter, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 30g butter (for icing)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups desiccated coconut

Method

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Whisk eggs and sugar until pale and tripled in volume, about 8 minutes.

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1
Whisk eggs and sugar until pale and tripled in volume, about 8 minutes.
2
Sift in flour, fold gently with vanilla and melted butter. Pour into a lined 20cm square tin.
3
Bake at 180°C for 25 minutes. Cool, then chill overnight (firm sponge dips cleanly).
4
Cut into 16 squares. Sift icing sugar and cocoa, whisk with butter and milk over low heat until pourable.
5
Spear each square on a fork, dip in chocolate icing, then roll in coconut. Set on a rack.