Australia doesn’t have too many original recipes *cough British cough*, but the lamington is a classic treat there that is not only very delicious, but also super easy and fool proof to make! Think cake dipped in chocolate and coconut… and that’s pretty much it!

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INGREDIENTS

• 125g Butter, Softened
• 1 cup Caster Sugar
• 1/2tsp Vanilla Extract
• 3 Eggs
• 1 3/4 cups Self-raising Flour
• 1/2 cup Milk 

ICING:

• 3 1/2 cups Icing Sugar Mixture
• 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
• 1tbsp Butter, Softened
• 1/2 cup Boiling Water
• 2 cups Desiccated Coconut

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 160°C fan-forced. Cover a 20cm X 30cm X 3cm dish with baking paper.
• Whisk (or electric mixer) the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time and mixing well.
• Slowly add the flour and milk over butter mixture, stir to combine.
• Evenly pour into dish, bake for 30 minutes or until skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Set aside on wire rack to cool, up to 4 hours.
• Mix icing mixture and cocoa into a bowl, add butter and boiling water, stir until smooth.
• Cut cake into 15 pieces, dip pieces into icing mixture first, then roll in coconut, place on wire rack. Stand for 2 hours or until set.
• Serve!

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