Lamingtons - True Blue Aussie Lamos

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1/3 cup cornflour
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 3 teaspoons butter, melted
• 3 cups desiccated coconut
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 3 teaspoons butter
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 crack the eggs into a mixing bowl then beat the eggs until thick and creamy.
• 2 gradually add the sugar and beat well until the sugar has dissolved.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix the self raising flour with the cornflour.
• 4 add the butter to the hot water.
• 5 add the flour mix to the beaten eggs and stir well then add the hot water mixture.
• 6 combine very well.
• 7 pour the batter into a 23cm.
• 8 square cake tin that has been well greased.
• 9 bake the cake at 180°c.
• 10 for 35 minutes then turn out and cool on a wire rack.
• 11 to make the icing, mix the icing sugar and cocoa together then add the melted butter and hot milk.
• 12 stir well until the mixture is smooth.
• 13 cut the cake into squares then dip each square into the chocolate icing then roll the cake in the coconut.
• 14 drain on a wire cake rack.
• 15 *if you wish, cut the squares in half and spread with jam before dipping.