Name: Lovely lamington cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: Icing; 2 cup dessicated coconut; 3 tablespoon hot water; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2 cup pure icing sugar; pink food colouring; Sponge; butter, to grease tin; 4 eggs, separated; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 3/4 cup cornflour; 2 teaspoon self-raising flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Lovely lamington cakes

Make these cute pink lamingtons with coconut icing for a delicious Australian afternoon tea.

Makes 16 Item

Prep

15M

Cook

20M

Total

35M

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Ingredients

Icing

2 cup dessicated coconut

3 tablespoon hot water

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

2 cup pure icing sugar

pink food colouring

Sponge

butter, to grease tin

4 eggs, separated

3/4 cup caster sugar

3/4 cup cornflour

2 teaspoon self-raising flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease lamington tin and line with baking paper. In large, clean bowl beat eggwhites until stiff. Gently fold in caster sugar with wooden spoon or spatula. Break up egg yolks and gently fold into mixture.

2.Sift cornflour, flour and baking powder together and fold into mixture. Pour mixture into 22cm lamington tin.

3.Bake for 20 minutes. Cool in fridge for 30 minutes then cut cake into small squares using serrated knife.

4.In medium bowl, combine hot water and butter and whisk until smooth. With wooden spoon beat in icing sugar, adding extra hot water if mixture is too thick for dipping. Add a few drops of food colouring and stir.

5.Sprinkle coconut onto a plate. Using 2 forks, carefully dip cake in icing, turning to cover completely. Roll each piece in coconut, then place on cake rack to set.

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