A dessert dish from the Australian kitchen.
Ingredients
- 125g Salted Butter
- 250g Golden Caster Sugar
- 3 Large Egg
- 250g Self-raising Flour
- 3 tablespoons Milk
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 250ml Double Cream
- 2 tblsp Icing Sugar
- 200g Raspberry Jam
- 350g Desiccated Coconut
- 80g Unsalted Butter
- 250ml Milk
- 50g Cocoa Powder
- 400g Icing Sugar
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Butter and line a 20 x 30cm rectangle tin.
- Beat the butter and sugar in a free-standing mixer until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well. Beat through the flour, milk and salt until fully combined, then spoon into the tin. Bake in the oven for 25 mins or until golden and firm to the touch. Set aside to cool completely.
- Slice the sponge horizontally to create two halves. Trim the edges to make perfect corners. Cut the sponge into 18 squares. Lightly whip the cream with the icing sugar until it reaches soft peaks. Spread a little of the jam on half of the sponge squares then pipe or spread over a little of the cream. Sandwich each one with a second square of sponge then set aside in the fridge to chill.
- To make the icing, whisk together the melted butter and milk in a bowl. Sieve the cocoa powder and icing sugar together in a seperate bowl. Gradually add the cocoa and sugar to the butter and milk mixture, whisking continuously to ensure there are no lumps. If it gets lumpy, whizz with a hand blender until smooth.
- Divide the coconut between three shallow bowls (this keeps it from getting coated in too much chocolate whilst you’re dipping).
- Dip each lamington in the icing until completely covered. Roll in the coconut and set on a wire rack. Repeat with the remaining sponges. Chill for a minimum of 1 hr.
Source
This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 53104), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.
A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbHWqzw4Qxg.
Original source noted by the contributor: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lamingtons.
Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.
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