Lamington

Today I am going to teach you how to make delicious Australian lamingtons. Lamingtons are an iconic Australian dessert that will bring back memories of walking down to Bondi beach and surfing through the blue water, then drying off and strolling across the sand.

Ingredients

  • 2 and ¼ cups self raising flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • 185 g margarine

  • ¾ cup caster sugar

  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

  • 3 eggs

  • 4 cups pure icing sugar

  • ⅓ cup drinking chocolate

  • 4 cups of desiccated coconut

  • ⅓ cup water


Equipment

  • A lamington pan (or you can use a baking tray if you dont have on)

  • An oven

  • A bowl

  • A whisk

  • A wire rack or a cutting board


Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180C

  2. Grease a lamington pan or a baking tray

  3. Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl and set aside

  4. Beat margarine and sugar until creamy, then add vanilla essence and eggs and beat until combined

  5. Fold through sifted flour and one third cup water, then pour the mixture into the tray

  6. Bake for 20 minutes or until firm

  7. Let it cool then cut into squares of your desired size

  8. Sift icing sugar and drinking chocolate into a bowl and add enough hot water to make a smooth mixture

  9. Place bowl over a hot water bath and stir

  10. Dip squares of cake into icing and roll in the coconut

  11. Allow your Lamingtons to set on a wire rack or cutting board


Now you have a delicious Lamington to share with your friends and family on a hot or cold beautiful Australian day.