Lamingtons

CREDITS

Adapted from various recipes.

INGREDIENTS

200g good quality butter¼ cup oil2 cups sugar
4 extra-large eggs (not jumbo)1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons cream of tartar ¼ teaspoon salt
1 and ½ cups warm buttermilk (Can use homemade buttermilk by mixing lemon juice in milk.)
Syrup:3 cups icing sugar3 tablespoons good quality cocoa powder (Nestle or Hersheys) 2 teaspoons coffee (Jacob's or Nescafe)1 tablespoon butter2 cups boiling water
Dessicated coconut, for coating cakes.

METHOD

Cream butter, oil and sugar until white.Add in eggs one at a time and vanilla. Beat well and scrape the bowl down. Add in dry ingredients (first whisk them altogether in a seperate bowl).Add in warm buttermilk and mix lightly.
Divide evenly into trays, you should get between 30-33 cupcakes or a large oven tray. Bake well on 180°c until lovely golden brown.
SyrupBoil together for a minute or two.
Dip cooled cakes into syrup and roll in coconut.

INFO & TIPS

This recipe makes a lot so feel free to halve it. We enjoy these straight out of the fridge!

POSTED ON

08 May 2023

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