Lamington Cake

Lamington Cake

Soft sponge cake cubes coated in rich chocolate and sprinkled with coconut for a delightfully indulgent Australian treat.

⏱ 45 minServes 12Australian

Ingredients

  • 225g softened butter
  • 225g caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 60ml milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 250g dark chocolate
  • 60g butter
  • 200g desiccated coconut

Directions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a square 20cm cake tin. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs one at a time with vanilla extract.
  2. 2Fold in flour alternately with milk until combined. Pour into tin and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
  3. 3Cool completely, then cut cake into 24 even squares.
  4. 4Melt chocolate with butter in a heatproof bowl over simmering water. Spread coconut onto a plate.
  5. 5Using two forks, dip each cake square into chocolate to coat, then roll in coconut. Place on baking paper to set for 30 minutes.

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