Lamingtons
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/lamingtons
A sweet treat to celebrate Australia Day
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Feeds
16
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Ready in
50 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 50g
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Ingredients
- 225g Co-op unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 225g Fairtrade caster sugar
- 225g self raising white flour
- 3 Co-op British free range eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ tbsp lemon zest
- 50g Co-op Fairtrade cocoa powder
- 400g Fairtrade icing sugar
- 100g Co-op desiccated coconut
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6 and line a square 20cm baking tin with greaseproof paper
- Put the butter, caster sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla and lemon zest in a large bowl
- Add 2 tbsp water and beat together with a handheld electric whisk until you have a smooth batter
- Transfer the batter to the tin and bake in the oven for 30-35 mins, until springy to the touch
- Allow the cake to cool completely in the tin
- Once cool, remove from the tin, keeping the greaseproof paper on, and freeze for 1 hour
- While the cake is freezing, add the cocoa powder, icing sugar and 110ml water to a bowl and mix until smooth
- Once the cake is frozen, cut into squares, dip in the cocoa mix and then roll in the desiccated coconut
- Leave on a wire rack to cool until set
*timings plus cooling and freezing
