Lamingtons

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 butter recipe cake mix, baked in a greased 28 x 18cm lamington (a not too deep rectangular tin)
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 4 -5 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup boiling water (metric)
• 1/2 teaspoon butter
• 3 drops vanilla essence
• desiccated coconut

Recipe

• 1 for best results bake the cake the day before or, if you have stored the cake in the freezer, allow to defrost 24 hours before icing.
• 2 cut cake into 21 squares 2 chocolate icing: sift icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl.
• 3 mix in remaining ingredients except coconut and stir until smooth and shiny, using a little more water if necessary to reach the right consistency.
• 4 use immediately, keeping bowl over hot water.
• 5 add a little more boiling water if icing begins to thicken.
• 6 dip the squares of cake in icing.
• 7 a carving fork or skewer is useful.
• 8 allow to drip for a minute then roll in coconut.
• 9 leave on wire rack to cool.