Lamingtons are delicious chocolate and coconut covered cake treats. They are yummy, and a staple dessert found in the land down under. They are a bit labor intensive to make but worth the effort. This recipe makes a pretty big batch about 16 medium sized Lamingtons, you can freeze them if any are left over, or put them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Lamingtons
Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter melted
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 teaspoons vanilla
- ¼ cup sunflower oil
- 5 medium eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- For the chocolate – coconut coating
- 300 grams dark chocolate
- ¼ cup cocoa
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 bag desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Line a 10” square pan with non-stick baking paper/
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
- In a large bowl, pour in the melted butter, add in the sugar, sour cream, vanilla extract and oil. Beat for a minute or until smooth.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time
- Sift in the flour and baking powder and stir well.
- Spoon the batter into the lined pan.
- Cover the top with foil and bake for about one hour. Remove the foil after 40 minutes. Use a toothpick in the middle it should come out clean when it is done.
- Cool the cake in the pan, covering the top with plastic wrap or foil as it cools to keep it moist.
- To make the coating:
- Finely chop the chocolate and set aside.
- In a saucepan, whisk together the cocoa, sugar and milk and bring to a boil.
- Remove it from the heat and stir in the chocolate, set aside until it is warm but not too hot to handle.
- Slice the cake in squares
- Pour the warm syrup into a bowl deep enough to submerge the cake squares in it.
- Have a tray ready with the coconut.
- Using your fingers, dip the lamingtons into the syrup, then roll them in the coconut.
- Allow the chocolate to set for a few hours before serving.
- They store well in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
Ummm close but nah.... it is more a chocolate icing(very thin) and there are pink ones too...
Try this from the fabulous Stephanie Alexander
http://www.stephaniealexander.com.au/what-to-cook/recipes/lamingtons/
They are afternoon tea tucka...
Pavlova would be a good aussie dessert
Well I guess I will have to try Stephanie's recipe, thanks for sharing.