Lamingtons

Ingredients9

• unsalted butter155 g
• caster sugar220 g
• vanilla extract1 tsp
• eggs3
• self-raising flour300 g
• milk250 ml
• icing sugar500 g
• cocoa powder40 g
• desiccated coconut300 g

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 20 cm square cake tin.
2. Beat 125 g butter with the caster sugar and vanilla until pale, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
3. Fold in the flour alternately with 125 ml milk. Pour into the tin and bake for about 30 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean. Cool completely, then cut into 16 squares.
4. Warm the remaining 30 g butter with the remaining 125 ml milk. Stir in the icing sugar and cocoa until smooth and glossy.
5. Dip each cake square in the warm icing, let the excess drip off, then roll in coconut.
6. Set on a rack until the icing firms.