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Australian Lamingtons

Light sponge squares are filled with raspberry jam, dipped in chocolate icing and rolled in coconut.

Australia; classic lamingtons, sometimes split with jam or cream depending on bakery and household

Prep
1 hr 30 min
Cook
25 min
Total
1 hr 55 min
Servings
16
Australian lamington sponge squares coated in chocolate icing and coconut with raspberry jam filling
Real finished-dish photographPhotograph by Finbar.concaigSource page · Original file · CC BY-SA 4.0Cropped, resized, and compressed by Recipe Nest Vault.

01

Ingredients

  • 4

    eggs, room temperature

  • 150 g

    caster sugar

  • 150 g

    self-raising flour

  • 35 g

    cornflour

  • 80 ml

    boiling water

  • 25 g

    butter, melted

  • 180 g

    raspberry jam

  • 220 g

    dark chocolate, chopped

  • 30 g

    cocoa powder

  • 180 g

    icing sugar

  • 200 ml

    boiling water for chocolate icing

  • 250 g

    desiccated coconut

02

Method

  1. 01

    Prepare the sponge tin

    Heat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a square cake tin with baking paper, leaving an overhang to lift out the sponge.

    Australian Lamingtons, step 1: Prepare the sponge tin.
    Cooking-step illustration, not a photograph
  2. 02

    Whip eggs and sugar

    Beat the eggs until pale and foamy. Add sugar gradually and continue beating until the mixture is thick and falls from the whisk in ribbons.

    Australian Lamingtons, step 2: Whip eggs and sugar.
    Cooking-step illustration, not a photograph
  3. 03

    Fold and bake

    Sift the flours over the egg mixture and fold gently. Fold in boiling water and melted butter, pour into the tin and bake until the centre springs back.

    Australian Lamingtons, step 3: Fold and bake.
    Cooking-step illustration, not a photograph
  4. 04

    Cool, chill and fill

    Cool the sponge completely on a rack, then chill for 1 hour so it cuts cleanly. Split horizontally, spread jam in a thin even layer and replace the top.

    Australian Lamingtons, step 4: Cool, chill and fill.
    Cooking-step illustration, not a photograph
  5. 05

    Cut and make the icing

    Cut the filled sponge into even squares. Whisk cocoa and icing sugar with boiling water, then stir in chopped chocolate until a smooth, pourable coating forms.

    Australian Lamingtons, step 5: Cut and make the icing.
    Cooking-step illustration, not a photograph
  6. 06

    Dip and coat with coconut

    Lower one cake square into the icing, turn to coat all sides and let excess drip off. Roll gently in coconut and transfer to a rack to set.

    Australian Lamingtons, step 6: Dip and coat with coconut.
    Cooking-step illustration, not a photograph
  7. 07

    Set and serve

    Let the coating set before arranging the lamingtons on a plate. Store the pieces in a single layer so the coconut stays fluffy.

    Australian Lamingtons, step 7: Set and serve.
    Cooking-step illustration, not a photograph

03

Sources and photo credit

This standardized method was independently rewritten after cross-checking the references below. Recipe Nest Vault does not claim that the credited photographer cooked from this exact version.

Recipe references

Mixed lamingtons.jpg — Photograph by Finbar.concaig; CC BY-SA 4.0.

Step illustrations: Original illustrations created by Recipe Nest Vault with OpenAI image_gen.

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