West Winds Lamingtons

Soft sponge lamington cakes dipped in chocolate icing and rolled in coconut

Posted by Cat Morley

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Inspired by Australia, these lamingtons are infused with West Winds Gin and coated in chocolate and coconut.

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You Will Need (12 things)

  • 200 g Sugar
  • 100 g Butter
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 oz Gin
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 200 g Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder

  • For the icing

  • 100 g Butter
  • 300 ml Soya Milk
  • 400 g Icing Sugar
  • 80 g Cocoa

Steps (13 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    Cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in each egg, one at a time.

  2. 2

    Whisk in the gin and vanilla.

  3. 3

    Whisk together the flour and baking powder.

  4. 4

    Add the flour to the butter and beat well to combine.

  5. 5

    Scrape the batter into a greased baking tin and smooth off the top.

  6. 6

    Bake for 30 minutes at 180'C.

  7. 7

    Cut the cake into 12 cubes.

  8. 8

    Melt the butter for the icing in a sauce pan and whisk in the soya milk.

  9. 9

    Whisk together the cocoa and icing sugar.

  10. 10

    Whisk the icing sugar into the melted butter.

  11. 11

    Fill a tray with coconut, dip each cake in the icing.

  12. 12

    Roll in coconut and place to one side to set. Repeat for each of the cakes.

  13. 13

    Enjoy!