LAMINGTON'S ANYONE?

  Lamington's  -  an original Australian dessert      

           Ingredients

1 slab sponge cake (one day old store bought or recipe below)
4 cups DOMINO® white sugar
1/3 cup HERSHEY'S® unsweetened cocoa powder
2 Tbls LAND O LAKES® butter
1/2 cup milk
3 cups BAKER'S® desiccated coconut (coconut meat which has been shredded or flaked and then dried to remove as much moisture as possible.)
food coloring for coconut if desired
          Icing preparation
Cool the cake for at least an hour in the fridge, then cut into squares.  Combine the sugar and cocoa in a large bowl.  Heat the milk and butter in a saucepan until the butter is melted and then add to the sugar/cocoa mixture and stir until mixture becomes thick but fluid.

          Assembly
Make a production line of sponge squares, chocolate icing mixture in a bowl, coconut in a shallow container, and cooling racks with paper underneath.  Using a fork, dip the sponge fingers into the icing, roll it in the coconut covering it well, and then place on to the racks to dry.  Once they have dried, place in an airtight container and leave to "mature" for at least a few hours, preferably overnight, before eating.

Recipe for the Sponge cake if you want it from scratch

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 cups self rising flour
1/2 cup milk


Preparation
Grease and Line a metal pan (11 x 8 x 1.5 inches).  Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.  Add the eggs one at a time beating together as you go.  Fold in the flour and milk, alternating as you go.  Pour the batter into the prepared tin, spread evenly, and bake in a Moderate Oven 375f  for 30-40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.  Allow to stand for a few minutes before turning out on to a cooling rack. Leave to cool then store in the Fridge overnight.