Lamingtons
13
Points®
Total time: 2 hr 10 min • Prep: 30 min • Cook: 40 min • Serves: 24 • Difficulty: Easy
This is an Aussie favourite! Fluffy white sponge dipped in a chocolate mixture and rolled in coconut. Yum!


Ingredients
Egg(s)
6 medium
Caster sugar
⅔ cup(s), (150g)
Cornflour
⅓ cup(s), (45g)
Plain flour
½ cup(s), (75g)
White self-raising flour
⅓ cup(s), (50g)
Icing sugar
4 cup(s), (640g)
Cocoa powder
½ cup(s), (45g)
Reduced fat oil spread
3 tsp
Skim milk
1 cup(s), (250ml)
Shredded or desiccated coconut
2 cup(s), (180g)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Lightly spray a 20cm x 30cm baking dish with oil and line with baking paper, allowing it to hang over the 2 long sides.
2
Using electric beaters, beat eggs in a medium bowl until thick and pale. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift cornflour, plain and self-raising flours 3 times onto baking paper. Gently fold flour into egg mixture.Spread mixture into prepared tin. Bake for 35 minutes or until springy to the touch.
3
Meanwhile, line a wire rack with baking paper. Turn cooked cake immediately onto prepared rack to cool.
4
Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a medium heatproof bowl. Stir in spread and milk. Place bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (make sure the base doesn’t touch the water). Stir for 2-3 minutes or until smooth and combined. Remove from heat.
5
Cut cake into 24 squares. Place coconut in a dish. Using a fork, carefully dip each piece of cake into chocolate mixture. Drain off excess. Toss in coconut. Place on wire rack wire rack over a baking tray to catch any drips. Set lamingtons aside for 1 hour or until set. Serve.
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