Steps to Make Favorite Lamington Style Cake

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A traditional Australian treat that appeals to most. Any firm type of plain cake can be used: butter cake, pound cake, Madeira cake or genoise sponge. Lamington is a traditional Australian dessert that comprises a square of sponge cake, which is coated in a layer of chocolate icing and rolled in desiccated shredded coconut. In Queensland, where the recipe originated, they are still made in the traditional way.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lamington style cake using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lamington Style Cake:

1. Prepare <Basic Butter Cake>
2. Make ready 125 g Butter *cut into small pieces, softened at room temperature
3. Prepare 1/2 cup Caster Sugar
4. Prepare 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
5. Get 2 large Eggs *room temperature
6. Prepare 1/2 cup Buttermilk OR Milk *room temperature
7. Make ready 1 & 1/2 cups Self-Raising Flour
8. Get <Icing & Coating>
9. Get 1 cup Icing Sugar
10. Get 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
11. Make ready 20 g Butter *melted
12. Prepare 2 tablespoons Boiling Water
13. Take Desiccated Coconut for coating

The cake is believed to have been created by accident when Lord Lamington's maid accidentally dropped his favorite cake in melted chocolate. Lamingtons are a quintessential part of every Australian's childhood. The little sponge cake is dipped in chocolate icing and then rolled in desiccated coconut. These little treats are sold at school fairs and bake sales around the country. —–Cake—–.

Instructions to make Lamington Style Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Line the base and sides of a square cake tin with baking paper. *Note: To help the cake to rise evenly, you can butter the baking paper on the sides.
2. Beat the softened Butter in a mixing bowl with a whisk until smooth. Add Sugar and Vanilla Extract, and beat until creamy. Add Eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Add Buttermilk and Self-Raising Flour, and mix well. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and smooth the surface. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cooked through.
4. Stand the cake in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
5. To make Chocolate Icing, place Icing Sugar and Cocoa Powder in a bowl, and mix well. Then add Butter and Boiling Water, and stir until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
6. Spread the Chocolate Icing over the cooled cake and sprinkle with Desiccated Coconut while the icing is still wet. Cut the cake into cubes.

The little sponge cake is dipped in chocolate icing and then rolled in desiccated coconut. These little treats are sold at school fairs and bake sales around the country. —–Cake—–. Cut sponge in to smallish squares. Dip half of the sponge squares in the chocolate icing turning to coat evenly on all sides. Dip immediately into coconut covering all sides.

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