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