Lamingtons

11:18 pm on 8 February 2010

10 portions

lamingtons

Photo: Savor The Best

Ingredients

Sponge

  • 560g flour
  • 12g baking powder
  • 2g salt
  • 250g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 300gr castor sugar 
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 240ml milk

Raspberry syrup

  • 100gr raspberry (frozen or fresh)
  • 100gr sugar
  • 100gr water

Garnish

  • 100g desiccated coconut (toasted)

Method

Sponge

Cream the butter and sugar together, using a mixer.

Slowly add the eggs and vanilla extract.

Sift the dry ingredients and fold them in, using a spatula.

Pipe the mix in desired mould.

Bake at 150°C degrees for 15 - 20 minutes.

Raspberry syrup

Cook raspberries, sugar and water for a couple of minutes and strain of the seeds from the raspberries.

Brush sponge with raspberry syrup. Roll in the toasted coconut.

Serve with the remaining sauce from the raspberry syrup and some whipped cream.

 

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