Lamingtons

by angel

Prep time: 1:30 Overall time: 2:15

Servings: 30 servings

INGREDIENTS

Cake:
125g butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups self raising flour
½ tsp salt
1/3 cup milk (approx)
½ tsp vanilla -30g butter


Icing:
1/2 cup boiling water (approx)
3 cups icing sugar
1/3 cup coca
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups desiccated coconut

INSTRUCTIONS

Grease, flour and paper line the base of a baking tray. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour and salt. Add alternatively with milk to mixture. Add vanilla. Blend well, but do not over-beat. Add a little more milk if necessary to form a soft dropping consistency.

Bake at 350°F for 25 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Turn out and cool on a cake rack. Cut into 30 squares. Dip each square in chocolate icing (*) and roll in coconut.

To make icing, melt butter in 1/4 cup boiling water. Sift icing sugar with cocoa and add liquid, mixing well. Add vanilla. The icing must be thin so that squares of cake can be readily coated. Add sufficient boiling water to form this consistency. Dip each square in icing then roll in coconut and leave to dry on a wire cake rack.

CHEF COMMENTS

Another downunder phenomena which is guaranteed to be in every cake shop and at most Ozzie or Kiwi parties. This dessert can be messy to make but it's worth it!

(*) After cutting cake into square, blocks, place in plastic bags then freeze, makes handling much easier. Hold them with a fork for dipping.

Work QUICKLY they defrost really fast!

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