Australian Lamington

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 (8 ounce) packages flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 3 grease and flour an 8x12 inch rectangular pan.
• 4 sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. set aside.
• 5 in a large bowl cream together the 1/2 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar and the vanilla until light and fluffy.
• 6 add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
• 7 add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well.
• 8 pour the batter into the pan.
• 9 bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• 10 let stand 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. store overnight to give the cake a chance to firm up before icing.
• 11 icing:.
• 12 in a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa.
• 13 in a saucepan, heat milk and 2 teaspoons butter until the butter is melted.
• 14 add the milk to the sugar mixture and mix well to create a fluid, but not too runny, icing.
• 15 puting it all together:.
• 16 cut the cake into 24 squares.
• 17 place coconut in a shallow container.
• 18 using a fork, dip each square into the icing, then roll it in the coconut.
• 19 place onto a rack to dry. the icing will drip, so place something underneath to catch it.
• 20 continue for each piece.