My mother used to make these quite often, we all loved the taste. By registering to our newsletter, you confirm the usage of your email to receive recent posts from WhereIsMySpoon, @2018 - Where Is My Spoon. I wouldn’t necessarily try reducing the eggs as they are needed for height and structure. Combine the Icing ingredients in a heat proof bowl and mix until smooth. The … Basically, all you have is a sponge or butter cake, which gets cut into squares. Give half of the chocolate mixture to a bowl and leave the rest in the saucepan. To make a fluffy sponge, they really need to be thick and whipped. ! Don’t be tempted to first glaze all the lamington cake squares with chocolate and then roll them into the coconut, make them one by one, first chocolate, then coconut and so on. To support this theory, a painting is mentioned, which shows a Wellington/ Lamington cake on the counter of a cottage painted by JR Smythe in 1888. This delicious frosting is made using icing sugar, cocoa powder, butter and milk. When everything is incorporated pour about half of this chocolate icing into another bowl and leave the rest in the saucepan. Thanks for the recipe. Leave to cool slightly. There are quite a few different stories out there. I am more into berry , yogurt and cream cakes myself, chocolate is not really thaaaat big for me, so when I decided to make this recipe, I didn’t really expect it to be THE thing for me. These gorgeous little cakes are absolutely divine. . Hope you get a chance to try again in a smaller tin! So not only delicious and easy to make, but rather cheap as well, you won’t even have to buy any chocolate to make the lamingtons, the chocolate glaze is made with unsweetened cocoa powder. You’re going to love making this special Australian dessert from scratch. The secret to the sponge really is whipping those eggs! ★☆ I made these for the first time using your recipe and it was sooo delicious!! After baking the butter cake, leave it until it is completely cool. I started making this and messed up on step 2. Set aside. To make the chocolate icing for the lamington cakes sift the icing sugar and the unsweetened cocoa powder in a bowl. The second batch (as you saw on insta) came out PERFECT. Hi Claudia. The butter cake, which is a bit sturdy at first, gets so wonderfully moist and delicate after being dipped into the chocolate, the chocolate icing giving it just the right amount of moisture it needs to become soft, to achieve a perfect consistency. You’ll know the eggs are ready, when you can draw the number 8 on top and it stays for 1-2 seconds. I had no idea these were Australian. Leave to cool completely. All you have to do now is to dip these cake squares in a very easy to make chocolate glaze or icing and roll the squares through some desiccated coconut. Give only 1/3 of the coconut onto a plate and when the coconut gets too “dirty” and you have too many chocolate clumps in it, discard those and add some fresh coconut to the plate. hi, i want to try your lamingtons they look fab but i had a question – most recipes for a sponge cake do not have cornflour, however alot of lamington recipes have cornflour… how does the cornflour benefit a lamington? Dip the lamingtons into the chocolate mixture and coat them in coconut one by one. Sponge cakes are ALL about the eggs. Thank you for the explanation and origins of the Wellington. Thank you for your kind review! The lamington cake became very popular in Australia in a rather short period of time. Join me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter for more amazing recipe ideas. I was just wondering where can I find the type of baking for this recipe? Add the sugar and beat until pale and fluffy. Hello! This recipe was first published in June 2014. Thank you for trying one of my recipes. My wife loved them also. Get new recipes and baking inspo delivered straight to your inbox. Delicious homemade sponge cakes dipped in chocolate and covered in shredded coconut. Where Is My Spoon is a blog where you will find delicious and family friendly recipes, all made from scratch. Start by making the butter cake. And you definitely don’t want to have huge amounts of crumbs in your chocolate icing after dipping just one or two lamingtons into the mixture. The sponge is light and fluffy. I was using wholemeal too. And love the idea of making pink lamingtons!! Do not over mix or you’ll mix all the air out of the eggs. Don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave a comment below. Roll the lamington into the coconut with the forks as well, transfer it to the wire rack and continue with the next lamington. Learn how to make perfect Australian lamingtons. They loved making them and tasting them too. while i’ve never made or even eaten a lamington, i’m always drawn to them! The Lord didn’t mind that, but suggested the cake being dipped into desiccated coconut as well, to stop it from being too messy when eaten with the hands. While sponge cakes have a bit of reputation for being difficult to make, my recipe is very simple and straightforward. Tasted great although didnt look great hehe It was a very messy process so i had my fair share of sugar this arvo from cleaning up the mess in the bowl and the spoon and of course taste testing one or 2 :)I wanted to make for schiil lunches but I’m sure they would melt all over the lunch box. Def need to butter baking paper as mine is an eco alternative and it stuck a bit. A lamington is an Australian chocolate cake, one of the most popular Australian cakes. !I will try again one day Thank You. Love how you told us it’s not so sweet. Hope you enjoy them! You can refrigerate them to help the chocolate icing set, but bring to room temperature before serving. They look so good, Adina! Set aside. Glad you enjoyed them ☺️. The next day cut the butter cake into regular squares of about 5 cm/ 2 inch. When glazing the cake squares, work carefully (they are delicate), but rather quickly. Show me your bake! Beat 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Together with the pavlova and the peach melba, they are the peak when it comes to desserts in Australia. Add one egg, beat well to incorporate, then add the second egg and the vanilla extract and incorporate as well. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. @sweetestmenu Privacy Policy, This post may contain affiliate links, see my, Lamington Cake – Australian Lamington Chocolate Cake Recipe, Caramelized Potatoes – Icelandic Side Dishes, 2 eggs (medium in Germany, large in the US), 65 g/ 2.3 oz/ 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 200 g/ 7 oz/ 2 cups desiccated coconut, unsweetened. Alternatively add the flour and the milk, starting and finishing with the flour. And in this case, this method was really necessary, as there were rather many clumps on the plate after dipping just one batch of lamingtons. This post may contain affiliate links. The story goes that his maid-servant dropped a piece of sponge cake into a bowl of chocolate glaze. ★☆ Rate this recipe! Sign up to the sweet club and get a free copy of our bake sale ebook delivered straight to your inbox. Hi, I was just wondering where can I find the type of baking for this recipe? When the butter has melted add the milk, mix and start adding the icing sugar and cocoa powder mixture while whisking all the time. Thank you for a great easy recipe. Melt the butter in a saucepan large enough to hold the whole icing sugar and cocoa powder mixture. Then it’s time to for the chocolate icing. Thank you! Then wrap it well in cling film/plastic foil and refrigerate it overnight. First of all there is a debate whether the lamingtons have been first made in Australia or New Zealand. The lamingtons are so simple, yet so satisfying to eat, they seem like a heavy affair, but they aren’t really. Bake for 20-23 minutes or until cake gently springs back when lightly touched on top. Meanwhile, add milk and butter to a small microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds or until butter is melted. I watch Zumbo’s desserts too with my kids sometimes, it’s great! I did that having those crumbs in my mind. And in case you are worrying about the amount of sugar you need to make the chocolate glaze, please don’t. I have so many compliments and this is my first attempt in making Lamingtons. Add mixture to prepared cake tin. Although it seems like too much (at least I thought so when reading the recipe), the lamington cakes are not overly sweet, they are just perfect the way they are. Sift the icing sugar and the cocoa powder. Hi Nikky, glad you enjoyed the lamingtons! Once the cake has cooled, you simply cut it into small squares. Awesome! The cake is cut into squares and then dipped in chocolate icing and covered in coconut. I made these lamingtons today, my first attempt. Bake the butter cake one day in advance as it needs to spend the night in the refrigerator. I suppose the unsweetened cocoa powder and the unsweetened desiccated coconut also cut through the sweetness, making this Australian lamington chocolate cake perfectly balanced. Then I know it’s ready! I was watching Zumbo’s desserts contests. Thank you for your comment. But, although fun to read about all these things, main thing remains, that either originating in New Zealand or Australia, the modern lamington cake remains one of the most popular foods, which these countries have to offer. Maybe the ingredients have a different ‘consistency’ in Japan but I think next time I add just some couverture chocolate to make it more thicker and easier to dry. It’s most likely to do with the beating of the eggs. The cake definitely needs this resting time. I double checked the ingredients but I didn’t made a mistake, at least from the measurements. (Source: Australian Lamington Official Website), Another source (The Guardian) mentions the same Lord Lamington, who discovered this cake in a bakery in New Zealand, prior to his time spent in Australia, a “Wellington – a double sponge dessert, dressed in shavings of coconut intended to imitate the snow capped mountains of New Zealand.”.
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