| Australian lamington. |
Why do we love the spongy, chocolate, coconut goodness of the traditional Aussie lamington so?
This weekend, the cake is showcased at not only the Royal Easter Show, but also at polling booths around the state as voters select their next government.
If you're looking for the perfect lamington recipe, Glad Shute from the CWA and a former cake judge at the Royal Easter Show shares her recipe with us.
Lamington recipe
Ingredients - CAKE
- 125 grams butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 3/4 caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups of self raising flour
- 1/4 cup of milk
ICING
- 3 cups of icing sugar
- 1 1/2 tbs of cocoa
- 1 tbs of butter
- milk
- desiccated coconut
METHOD
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
Beat butter and vanilla essence together. Gradually add the caster sugar until you get a creamy consistency. Mix in the two eggs and self raising flour. Add the milk and mix until the mixture is ready to pour into a greased slice tin.
Bake for approximate 15 minutes.
Remove the cake and let it cool briefly in the tin. Once slightly cooled, remove from the tin and place on a cooling rack.
Once completely cooled, cut the cake into 2 1/2 inch squares. Put the squares into a plastic bag and freezer them until they are cold and set.
To make the icing, add the icing sugar, cocoa and butter to a bowl and mix. Gradually add a small amount of milk until you get the consistency you want. When done, put the bowl of icing over a pot of hot water so the icing doesn't set.
Take out the lamingtons and individually skewer them. Use a spoon or ladle to pour the icing mixture over the lamington squares. Make sure they are all well covered.
Dip the chocolate covered lamington into a tray of coconut, give them a shake and put them on a rack to dry.
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