LAMINGTONS

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Traditional Lamingtongs made with your own home made sponge. My mum used to make these all the time YUM!

Provided by JanelleC

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

125 g butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups self raising flour
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk (approx)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2-2 tablespoon cocoa
boiling water
vanilla
coconut

Steps:

Grease lamington tin.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Sift flour and salt, add alternately with milk to mixture.
Add vanilla.
Blend well, but do not over beat.
Add a little more milk if necessary to form a softy dropping consistency.
Spread evenly into prepared tray, bake in a moderate oven 180 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes or until cooked.
Turn out and cool on a wire rack.
To make icing sift icing sugar in a bowl.
Blend cocoa with a little boiling water and work into icing sugar adding more water if necessary then add vanilla.
When cake is cold cut into square of uniform size.
Dip each cake in icing then roll in coconut.
Set aside to become firm.
Repeat for remaining squares.

Sara Farina

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These lamingtons were a hit at my party! Everyone loved them and they were gone in no time.

Regina Knight Richardson

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I'm not a big fan of coconut, but I actually really enjoyed these lamingtons. The coconut flavor was subtle and not overpowering.

Cric D

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These lamingtons were a bit time-consuming to make, but they were definitely worth the effort. They were so delicious!

Gyabeng Maxwell

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I'm so glad I tried this recipe. These lamingtons were amazing! I will definitely be making them again.

Storee Canham

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These lamingtons were perfect! They were the perfect balance of sweetness and richness.

Alif Hosain

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I'm a huge fan of lamingtons and these were some of the best I've ever had. The sponge cake was light and fluffy and the chocolate ganache was rich and decadent.

Mobeen Haider786

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These lamingtons were a bit too rich for my taste. I think I would have liked them better if they had been less sweet.

Grace Mimi

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I thought these lamingtons were going to be a fun and easy treat to make, but they were actually quite difficult. I had to make several attempts before I finally got them right.

Mark Jones

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These lamingtons were just okay. They weren't as good as I was hoping they would be.

Larry Evans

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I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my lamingtons turned out nothing like the picture. They were flat and dense.

Abdul gulfaam

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These lamingtons were a complete disaster! The sponge cake was undercooked and the chocolate ganache was grainy.

Sindhi creative

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I followed the recipe exactly, but my lamingtons turned out dry. I'm not sure what went wrong.

ANGELA LAWAL

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These lamingtons were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.

OluwaSeun Fakolujo

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I'm not a big fan of lamingtons, but I have to admit that these were pretty good. The sponge cake was moist and the chocolate ganache was rich and flavorful.