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Looking to make the perfect lamington? Look no more!

Lamingtons are a soft buttery sponge cake coated all over with chocolate icing and coconut. Here's how to make them.

Lamingtons have been around for decades, with tried-and-tested family recipes often passed from generation to generation. When it comes to making the perfect lamington, you’ll need a few key ingredients and a little helper – so get your child to help you! Best of all, this lamington recipe needs only a handful of ingredients, which you probably already have in your kitchen pantry. Read on to find out how to make these lamingtons.

Ingredients:

  • 125g butter
  • 125ml castor sugar
  • 5ml vanilla essence
  • 2 eggs
  • 375ml (1½ cups) flour
  • 7ml (1½ teaspoons) baking powder
  • 50ml milk
  • 100g chocolate, chopped
  • 50ml water
  • 50ml sugar
  • 150g desiccated coconut

Method:

1. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix well. Fold in the flour and baking powder and then add the milk. Pour into a 20cm square baking pan and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes.

2. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

3. Meanwhile in a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix the chocolate, water, and sugar. Microwave on defrost setting for 1 -2 minutes until smooth and melted together.

4. Cut cooled cake into squares and dip them quickly into the chocolate mixture and then into the coconut.  

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