Easy Lamington Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup/125ml granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup cake wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup/62.5g butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1&1/2 cup icing sugar (sifted)
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 tbsp butter (melted)
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• fresh cream ((optional))

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Sponge Cake ---

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a 20 x 20cm cake pan with parchment paper, make sure you leave about 2cm overlapping the sides. Set aside

3. 3

   Melt the butter in the microwave for about 30-40 seconds,mix in the milk and set aside. In a large bowl whisk the eggs and sugar, using an electric mixer, for 4-5 minutes until it is light in color

4. 4

   Mix in the vanilla essence. Sift in half the flour and baking powder and give it a quick whisk, pour in half the milk mixture and whisk, repeat with other half dry ingredients and milk mixture. Do not over mix

5. 5

   Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean

6. 6

   Remove from oven and allow it to stand for 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack and allow it to cool

7. 7

   Freeze the cake for an hour

8. 8

   In the meantime prepare the sauce by mixing the sifted icing sugar and cocoa together. Add the vanilla essence, melted butter and hot water and mix until smooth

9. 9

   Remove from the freezer and cut into 12 equal size squares

10. 10

    Use 2 forks and dip each square in the sauce, shake off the excess sauce. Roll in the desiccated coconut. Place them on a wire rack to set and allow them to reach room temperature

11. 11

    Serve with a dollop of cream (optional)