L - Lamingtons - Double Chocolate Treat
Small cake cubes dipped in chocolate frosting and rolled in coconut, these are a specialty of Australia.
Cuisine Australian, International Cuisine
Prep Time 25 minutes minutes Cook Time 40 minutes minutes Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
- 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
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.