Lamingtons

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

Ingredients

• 400 g butter, softened
• 300 g caster sugar
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 300 g self raising flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 250 ml milk
• 400 g icing sugar
• 45 g cocoa powder
• 80 ml milk
• 80 ml boiling water
• 200 g coconut, dessicated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 150°c grease and flour 2 20x15cm sponge tins.
• 2 cream butter and sugar together in a food processor or using a hand mixer, then add eggs one at a time while mixing.
• 3 add vanilla essence, then sieve in together the flour and baking powder slowly adding milk.
• 4 pour mix into tins and bake for about 1 hour until a skewer comes out clean.
• 5 turn into a wire rack to cool.
• 6 to make the icing sieve the icing sugar and cocoa together into a large bowl. add milk and boiling water then stir until smooth.
• 7 soread coconut a large platter.
• 8 cut cakes into sqaures and using 2 forks dip into the chocolate icing, ensuring a even coating.
• 9 then drop into the coconut and coat.
• 10 repeat for each sponge square. leave for about an hour before serving.