Lamingtons
Makes 16 squares
Preparation: 40 minutes, plus cooling time
Baking time: 25–30 minutes
Oven temperature: 180°C
• 200g (250ml) castor sugar
• 4 extra-large eggs
• 5ml vanilla essence
• 200g (375ml) cake flour
• 5ml baking powder 100g butter, melted
CHOCOLATE ICING
• 50g butter, melted
• 160ml full-cream milk, heated
• 50g (125ml) cocoa
• 290g (560ml) icing sugar, sifted
• a pinch of salt
• about 500ml coconut
GARNISH
• 250ml whipping cream
• 10ml cherry liqueur, brandy or rum 80g dark chocolate, melted
• cherry jam
• 12 maraschino cherries
TIPS
• If you prefer classic lamingtons, stop at step 6 and store the squares in an airtight container for up to three days.
This story is from the October/November 2021 edition of Home South Africa.
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