Aussie lamingtons

Name: Aussie lamingtons
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 175 g Butter, softened; 175 g Caster sugar; 3 Eggs; 175 g Self-raising flour; 30 ml Milk; 5 ml Vanilla extract; 300 g Icing sugar; 30 g Cocoa powder; 20 g Butter; 100 ml Milk; 150 g Desiccated coconut

Squares of light vanilla sponge dunked in chocolate icing and rolled in coconut, the classic Australian bake sale treat. Messy, fun work for little hands.

Ingredients

175 g Butter, softened
175 g Caster sugar
3 Eggs
175 g Self-raising flour
30 ml Milk
5 ml Vanilla extract
300 g Icing sugar
30 g Cocoa powder
20 g Butter
100 ml Milk
150 g Desiccated coconut

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line a 20cm square tin with baking paper.
Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Fold in the flour, then the milk and vanilla.
Spread into the tin and bake for 25 minutes, until risen and springy. Cool completely, then cut into 16 squares. A day-old sponge is easier to dip, so you can bake it ahead.
Melt the butter into the milk in a small pan, then whisk in the sifted icing sugar and cocoa until smooth and runny. Pour into a shallow bowl. Tip the coconut into another.
Using two forks, dunk each square in the chocolate, let the excess drip off, then roll it in the coconut. Set on a rack for 30 minutes to firm up.