Recipe for Australian Lamingtons - a sweet treat!

RECIPE'S PREPARATION

Sweet Lamington Recipe.

INGREDIENTS
16 piece(s)

Lamingtons
120 g sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste
50 g unsalted butter, , melted
120 g Self Raising Flour

Lamington Icing
25 g unsalted butter
160 g milk
500 g icing sugar
50 g Dutch processed cocoa
Shredded coconut to coat


1.
Preheat oven to 190C.
Butter and line a 20cm square cake tin and set aside.

2.
Place sugar into mixing bowl and mill 10 sec/speed 10.

3.
Add eggs and insert Butterfly.
Whip eggs for 7 min/50C/speed 3.

4.
Add butter and vanilla paste and stir through 5 sec/speed 4.

5.
Remove Butterfly.
Add flour and with dial set to 'Closed Lid Position' mix for 10 sec/ Interval speed. Finish mixing with spatula by hand if necessary.

6.
Pour into prepared tin, spin to level and bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden and springy to touch. Cool for 5 minutes before turning out onto rack to cool completely.
Freeze for 30 minutes before cutting.

Icing

7.
Place butter and milk into mixing bowl and cook 2 min/80 C/speed 2.

8.
Add sugar and cocoa and blend for 20 - 25 sec/speed 4.

9.
Trim sides of sponge and cut cake into 16 equal sized cubes.
Scatter coconut over a tray.

10.
Pour icing into deep bowl.
Using tongs, put each piece of cake into icing and coat liberally. Place onto coconut, push coconut up onto sides and on top to finish.
Transfer to flat tray lined with baking paper.
Repeat until all are covered, refreshing cocnut if necessary.

11.
Allow icing to set before serving.

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