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Lamington Layer Cake

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Lamington Layer Cake

Australian lamington flavours in a celebration cake — chocolate sponge with coconut cream. Toasting the coconut before rolling it around the cake gives this version real depth of flavour instead of the plain, raw coconut of a classic lamington.

Total time
55 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
30 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Australian
vegetarian

Ingredients

200gself-raising flour
220gcaster sugar
125gbutter, softened
3eggs
125mlmilk
50gcocoa powder
300mldouble cream, whipped
200gdesiccated coconut, toasted
200graspberry jam

Instructions

1

Beat butter and sugar. Add eggs one by one. Fold in flour, cocoa and milk alternately.

2

Bake in two 20cm tins at 180°C for 25 minutes. Cool.

3

Spread jam on one layer, then whipped cream. Top with second layer.

4

Spread cream around the outside and roll in toasted coconut.

5

Refrigerate 1 hour before slicing.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
1383
Protein
18g
Fat
100.5g
Carbs
116.6g
Fiber
14.3g
Sodium
412mg

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