We are nearly half way through with our Mega Marathon. A – Z Baking around the World has brought us to ‘L’ and for today I have Lamingtons from Australia. These are little sponge squares which are coated with chocolate and are tossed in coconut.
These are named after Baron Lamington, who was the governor of Queensland. These squares were traditionally made with French vanilla cake, and history says that once a sponge fell into a chocolate dish , to make it look more appealing it was tossed in coconut. The chocolate seeps into the cake giving it a distinctive flavor and texture.
I remember making these Lamingtons long back with Vanilla sponge, so this time I decided to give a twist and make them into a Double Chocolate treat. I used chocolate sponge with chocolate sauce. I used edible flowers for garnish.
Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
11/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup oil / butter
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 can condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 fizzy drink ( coke )
Method
Sieve the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
Whisk oil / butter,condensed milk and vanilla essence.
Mix the dry ingredients with wet ingredients adding coke gradually, till you reach a smooth batter consistency.
Best well and pour into a greased and lined 8”square cake tin.
Bake at 180 degrees C.for 30 minutes or till a skewer comes out clean.
Once the cake cools down, cut into 16 , 2”squares.
Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients
4 cups icing sugar, sifted
1/3 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
3 tbsp butter, unsalted
1/2 cup milk
Method
Mix all the sauce ingredients in a pan .
Place on a double boiler.
Stir till smooth and is of pouring consistency.
Assembling the Lamingtons
Place desiccated coconut on a large tray.
Dip the squares one at a time in the chocolate sauce and then roll them in the coconut.
Transfer them to a wire rack.
Let set .Store in a airtight container, they can stay good for a couple of days.
Notes
If the chocolate sauce gets thick, just place it back on the double boiler, it will come back to it’s pouring consistency.
L - Lamingtons - Double Chocolate Treat
Ingredients
- 11/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup butter / oil
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 can condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 200 ml coke
Chocolate Sauce
- 4 cups icing sugar sifted
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1/2 cup milk
Coconut Coating
- 2 cups dessicated coconut
Instructions
- Sieve the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Whisk oil / butter,condensed milk and vanilla essence.
- Mix the dry ingredients with wet ingredients adding coke gradually, till you reach a smooth batter consistency.
- Beat well and pour into a greased and lined 8''square cake tin.
- Bake at 180 degrees C.for 30 minutes or till a skewer comes out clean.
- Once the cake cools down, cut into 16 , 2''squares.
Chocolate Sauce
- Mix all the sauce ingredients in a pan .
- Place on a double boiler.
- Stir till smooth and is of pouring consistency.
Assembling the Lamingtons
- Place desiccated coconut on a large tray.
- Dip the squares one at a time in the chocolate sauce and then roll them in the coconut.
- Transfer them to a wire rack.
- Let set .Store in a airtight container, they can stay good for a couple of days.
Notes
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 75
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Wow Vaishali! This cake looks decadent! Love the chocolate and coconut combination. The edible flowers and the beautiful colours make a lovely pic
Lamington definitely a fabulous treat for anyone. How gorgeous those lamingtons looks.
The lavender colored props look stunning in the picture. A perfect setup for these yummy treats!
Oh my Vaishali, these lamingtons look so sinful. Though I have read so much about these lamingtons, the fact that they are rolled in coconut puts me off from making these..my boys don’t eat coconut and no point in making chocolate cakes and not having them eat it right..maybe I should try now, hoping they will develop a taste for it. Or maybe I will show them your post..:)
wow double chocolate dhamaka… Like I said in Pavani’s blog, these tiny bites are perfect for parties. Great share
Same pinch Vaishali. I made these Lamingtons too and we absolutely loved these tiny pastries.
Love the beautiful composition of the lamingtons. Picture perfect.
What lovely pics…. The whole assembly is just outstanding… Feels like a Valentines gift…. and I an definitely sure the cakes taste would be awesome. Unforgettable!!
Lamingtons are my fav cake .. The Lavender colour and lamingtons complements each other
What a beautiful cake this is Vaishali! Absolutely love the chocolate and the coconut flavor and they have come out perfect!