World Flavors Cookbook

Lamingtons

Name: Lamingtons
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: Sponge cake: 3 eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder Icing: 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup milk, 1 tbsp butter Coating: 2 cups desiccated coconut

Squares of light sponge cake dipped in chocolate icing and rolled in desiccated coconut.

Cuisine: Australia

Ingredients

Sponge cake: 3 eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder Icing: 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup milk, 1 tbsp butter Coating: 2 cups desiccated coconut

Instructions

1. Bake a standard sponge cake and let it cool completely (ideally overnight). Slice into squares. 2. Make icing by whisking ingredients over hot water until smooth. 3. Dip each cake square into the chocolate icing using a fork. 4. Immediately roll in coconut until completely covered. 5. Let set on a wire rack before serving.