The secret to a good lamington is the chocolate coating. You want the icing to soak into the sponge, so be generous when rolling / pouring the coating over the sponge. This lamington recipe is easy and tasty and is perfect for afternoon tea – Please leave feedback in the comments section below, I’d love to know how your lamingtons come out!
Lamingtons
Prep Time: 20 minutes- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 16-18 Lamingtons 1x
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Lamingtons will make your heart happy! Try this super easy recipe and enjoy.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups Castor sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 cups sifted flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups dessicated coconut (for the coating)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Coating
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder (good quality)
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup hot milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Whisk the sugar and eggs in a mixer until light and fluffy (I used my KitchenAid on level 5 for 3-4 minutes)
- Add the oil and vanilla essence and mix again.
- Add the flour and baking powder to the mixture alternatively with the milk.
- Pour the mixture into a rectangular, greased baking tin for 25-30 minutes at 180°
- Allow to cool and then cut off any crusts. Now, cut the sponge into small squares, about 4cm x 4cm (the traditional size for a lamington).
- Make the icing/coating and roll each square in the chocolate coating until all sides are covered. Be generous here and coat the sponges well!
- Now roll each lamington in coconut. Enjoy!
is this from http://www.calorababy.co.za/recipes/lamingtons.html?
Hi Bill, thanks for pointing this out – their recipe is from my website! This is my writing, word for word…
Hi there are you sure 4cm x 4 cm is correct, that is an incredibly small lamington
I have never made lamingtons before and I decided to try this recipe out. It was so so so good! Everyone enjoyed it n i didnt believe them until i tasted it myself 😀 THANK U
only my coating ran short and i left abt ten squares plain.
Made this for diwali, was really a hit, everybody kept asking about the sauce 🙂
I haven’t tried this recipe yet,but am going to tomorrow. Have to say though, all the recipes I’ve tried from your site have brought me nothing but good reviews. I only use this site if there is anything I want to make or bake.
This recipe was such a hit! Some said it was the best they’d ever tasted. Thank you once again.
Wow thanx for the amazing recipe it was my 1st time making lamintons and they turned out great
Receipe for the coating please.
Hi,
Whats the method for the coating for the lamingtons?
Please advise how to make the sauce
Thanks Charliesmith for the share