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LAMINGTONS

Makes about 4 dozen

Ingredients

DOUGH:

312 ml Self Raising Flour
3,5 ml Baking powder
0,5 ml Salt
62,5 g Butter
162,5 ml White Sugar
2 Eggs

SYRUP:

250 ml Boiling water
500 ml White sugar
0,5 ml Salt
20 ml Cocoa
10 g Butter
2,5 ml Vanilla essence
3×250 ml Coconut

Method

DOUGH:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C
  2. Prepare two baking tins of 18x28x3cm
  3. Sift self raising flour, baking powder and salt together
  4. Beat butter and sugar until creamy
  5. Beat eggs one by one to butter mix and mix well after each addition
  6. Add sifted ingredients little by little and stir until all is well mixed
  7. Fill pans and bake 15-20 minutes
  8. Once baked, put on wire rack to cool
  9. Cut in blocks of 3x3cm

SYRUP:

  1. Mix boiling water, sugar, salt and cocoa in a pot until the sugar has melted
  2. Add butter and essence and stir until well mixed
  3. Remove from stove, Keep syrup in the pot over boiled water
  4. Dip blocks of cake gently and quickly in the syrup, make sure ALL sides are covered, roll into coconut and place on a wire rack
  5. Leave in container inside fridge