Recipe

Marbled lamingtons

Feb 28, 1975 1:00pm
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 40 mins cooking
  • Makes 25 Item
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Ingredients

Marbled lamingtons
  • 125 gram butter, softened
  • 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 3/4 cup (260g) self-raising flour, sifted
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) milk
  • 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 2 cup (160g) desiccated coconut
Chocolate icing
  • 15 gram butter, chopped
  • 4 cup (640g) icing sugar
  • 1/2 cup (50g) cocoa powder, sifted
  • 3/4 cup (180ml) milk

Method

Marbled lamingtons
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).
  • 2
    Grease a 23cm square cake pan; line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 5cm over long sides.
  • 3
    Beat butter, sugar and extract in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  • 4
    Stir in flour and milk, in two batches. Spoon half the mixture into a medium bowl; stir in cocoa (leave remaining mixture plain). Spoon mixtures alternately into pan; using a skewer, gently swirl mixtures together to create a marbled effect.
  • 5
    Bake cake for about 35 minutes. Stand cake in pan for 10 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto a baking-paper-covered wire rack to cool.
  • 6
    Meanwhile, to make the chocolate icing: Melt butter in a medium heatproof bowl over a medium saucepan of simmering water. Sift icing sugar and cocoa into melted butter; stir in milk. Stir until icing is spreadable.
  • 7
    Cut into 25 squares; dip each into icing, drain off excess. Toss squares in coconut (see notes). Place lamingtons on a wire rack to set.

Notes

To keep the coconut free of chocolate drips, spread out half the coconut in a tray and coat half the lamingtons before using the remaining coconut for the remaining lamingtons. This gives the lamingtons a clean look. Lamingtons can be frozen for up to 3 months.

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