Little Lamingtons

Ingredients

Cake

• 125 g soft butter, chopped
• 165 g caster sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 185 g plain flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup milk

Icing

• 40 g soft butter
• 500 g icing sugar, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 50 g Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 20 ml cognac
• 140 ml boiling water

Roll in

• 250 g desiccated coconut

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 190°C.

2. 2

   Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and creamy.

3. 3

   Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in combined sifted flour and baking powder alternating with milk and stir until smooth.

4. 4

   Spoon mixture into a greased and lined square 23cm cake tin and bake for 25-30 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.

5. 5

   Stand in tin for 10 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool. Wrap in plastic wrap and store for 1 day.

6. 6

   For the icing.

7. 7

   Combine all ingredients with 140mL boiling water and mix until smooth.

8. 8

   Cut cake into approximately 3cm squares and dip each one into icing, then into coconut.

9. 9

   Place lamingtons on a wire rack for 1-2 hours or until dry.

10. 10

    Makes about 45.