Lamingtons

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1/3 cup cornflour
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 15 g butter, melted
• 3 cups desiccated coconut (250 grams)
• 4 cups icing sugar (500 grams)
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 15 g butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 grease a 23cm square slab pan and preheat oven to 190°c or 380°f.
• 2 beat eggs in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy.
• 3 gradually add the suger, beat until the sugar is dissolved between each addition.
• 4 transfer the mixture to a large bowl, fold in sifted flours, then combined water and butter.
• 5 pour into the prepared pan and bake in the oven for about 35 minutes, or until done.
• 6 stand 5 minutes in the tin before turning a wire rack to cook.
• 7 trim crusts from the cake and cut into 25 squares.
• 8 dip each piece fully in the icing, toss in coconut (use a very large bowl for this as it can be very messy).
• 9 stand on a wire rack to set.
• 10 to make the chocolate icing: sift the icing sugar and cocoa into a heatproof bowl, stir in melted butter and milk, stir over hot water until the icing is smooth.