Lamington

Name: Lamington
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 250 g flour; 200 g sugar; 125 g butter; 3 unit eggs; 120 ml milk; 2 tsp baking powder; 400 g powdered sugar; 50 g cocoa powder; 250 g desiccated coconut

Sweet & Morning · European

9 ingredients · 100 minutes · 16 servings

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339kcal4.2g protein13.3g fat54.2g carbs*

Contains gluten, dairy, egg, tree nut

Restrictions

Containsgluten · dairy · egg · tree nutIt is in an ingredient you cannot leave out.

Diets

VegetarianPescatarianNo porkNo alcohol

Worked out from the ingredient list. It knows nothing about brands, shared equipment or cross contamination, and it is not a certification — if you have an allergy, you still have to read the label.

Ingredients

Servings:

250 g	flour
200 g	sugar
125 g	butter
3 unit	eggs
120 ml	milk
2 tsp	baking powder
400 g	powdered sugar
50 g	cocoa powder
250 g	desiccated coconut

Steps

mix8 min
smooth light cake batter
Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs, then fold in flour and baking powder alternating with milk until smooth. Stop once combined; overmixing makes the sponge tough enough to resist glaze but unpleasant to eat.
bake25 min
180 C / 350 F, center springs back
Bake in a lined square pan until the center springs back and a tester is clean. Cool completely before cutting; warm sponge tears badly when divided into the neat cubes needed for coating.
rest30 min
cake cool and slightly firm
Once cool, chill or rest the cake until slightly firm, then cut into even cubes. A firmer, slightly rested sponge sheds fewer crumbs into the chocolate icing than a very fresh delicate cake.
mix4 min
thin smooth chocolate icing
Whisk powdered sugar and cocoa with enough warm milk or water to make a fluid icing that coats but runs off easily. Thick frosting tears the sponge and creates an overly sweet shell.
top20 min
all sides coated
Using forks, dip each cake cube quickly in chocolate icing, let excess drip off, then roll immediately in desiccated coconut. Work gently and keep the icing fluid so the cake stays intact.
rest15 min
coating set
Set the coated lamingtons on a rack until the icing firms enough to handle. Serve at room temperature, when the sponge is soft and the coconut coating is dry rather than refrigerator-hard.