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We would love to wish all of our Australian readers a very Happy Australia Day! Hope you have a relaxing day celebrating with family and friends.
To help celebrate Australia Day in true Aussie style, Sarah has baked us a delicious Lamington Cake. It consists of two layers of sponge cake, sandwiched together with vanilla buttercream, and then covered in a chocolate icing with dessicated coconut. A fun twist on the Aussie classic.
Sponge Cake
Make up a basic Sponge Cake and bake it in two square tins. You can find the recipe Sarah used over here at Donna Hay. Allow the cake to cool and then sandwich together with Vanilla Buttercream, and coat in chocolate icing.
Vanilla Buttercream
60 g butter (1/2 stick), softened
1 1/2 cups icing (confectioners sugar)
1 -2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Method:
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl and on medium speed of an electric mixer beat until smooth. Add the sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, about 5-7 minutes. Gradually add the remaining milk or until the icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency.
Sandwich the cooled sponge cake together with the buttercream.
Chocolate Icing
2 cups (360g) icing (confectioner’s) sugar
2/3 cup (50g) cocoa powder
3 tablespoons (60ml) boiling water
50g butter, melted
Shredded coconut, to coat
Method:
Sift together the icing sugar and cocoa. Mix with the boiling water and melted butter. Spread the top and sides of the cake with chocolate icing and sprinkle with desiccated coconut. Allow to set.
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Sunday night is the time I remember I have to bake a cake for the Monday morning Community Cafe! Feeling uninspired I checked back to see what your last yummy baking post contained, and now I am off to bake Lamingtons, so thank you for the idea 🙂
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This sounds absolutely delicious! I haven’t been by your blog for awhile, but have been diligently following you on pinterest. As always, love your creative baking and crafting! I hope that you had a very Happy Australia day!
That looks yummy! Happy Australia Day! 🙂
Yum, yum what a great idea.
Happy Australia Day! That sure looks yummy
We are having our Australia Day lunch today, roast lamb and lamington muffins! Sarah’s cake looks great.
Happy Australia Day Girls. Love everything that you’ve been making lately too 🙂
Sunday night is the time I remember I have to bake a cake for the Monday morning Community Cafe! Feeling uninspired I checked back to see what your last yummy baking post contained, and now I am off to bake Lamingtons, so thank you for the idea 🙂
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This sounds absolutely delicious! I haven’t been by your blog for awhile, but have been diligently following you on pinterest. As always, love your creative baking and crafting! I hope that you had a very Happy Australia day!
this brings back memories of my vacation in Australia when i was a child. i love lamingtons!