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Lamingtons

An Australian dessert featuring delicate sponge cake, jam, chocolate, and coconut.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time29 minutes
Assembly Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 4 minutes

Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 cups 390g cake flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • Chocolate Icing
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 tbs unsalted butter
  • 1 tbs vanilla extract
  • 8 cups 1040 g confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1 cup cocoa powder sifted

Assembly

  • 1 cup jam
  • 1 8.8 oz bag of unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease a half sheet baking pan. Line with parchment paper and grease the parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Turn your mixer to high speed and add the eggs one at a time. Then add the vanilla.
  • Turn the mixer to low. Add half of the flour mixture and mix until incorporated. Then add the milk until incorporated. Then add the rest of the flour.
  • Pour the batter into the pan. Gently bang the tray against the counter to remove air bubbles. Bake for about 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean or edges start to pull away from the pan. Sponge should spring back when gently pressing with your finger and not make an indent.
  • Cool for 10 minutes.

Assembly

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter and milk until melted. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla, confectioner's sugar, and cocoa powder until combined. Lay the coconut shreds on a plate.
  • Spread a thin layer of jam across the sponge. Cut the cake into squares and make sandwiches (with the jam in the middle).
  • Dip each sandwich into chocolate using a fork. Let the excess drip. Coat in the coconut. Place on a lined baking sheet. Let sit for 15 minutes or place in fridge for 5-10 minutes.