Lamingtons
Squares of soft sponge cake dipped in chocolate icing and rolled in desiccated coconut, an Australian icon loved for generations.
Total time
50 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Australian
vegetarian
Ingredients
4eggs
3/4 cupcaster sugar
1 cupself-raising flour
1/4 cupcornflour
2 tbspbutter, melted
2 tbsphot water
3 cupsicing sugar
1/2 cupcocoa powder
1/2 cupboiling water
50gbutter, melted
3 cupsdesiccated coconut
Instructions
1
Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale. Fold in sifted flours, butter and hot water.
2
Bake in a lined 20x30cm tin at 180°C for 25 minutes. Cool completely — ideally refrigerate overnight.
3
Make icing: mix icing sugar, cocoa, boiling water and melted butter until smooth.
4
Cut cake into 16 squares. Dip each in chocolate icing using two forks.
5
Roll immediately in coconut. Set on a wire rack. Refrigerate until firm.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
1292
Protein
16.7g
Fat
63.1g
Carbs
182.2g
Fiber
16.6g
Sodium
290mg
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