Lamingtons or small squares of sponge cake immersed in cocoa sauce and rolled in coconut flakes – these are sweet memories from my childhood.
I remember my grandma used to do this sweet delicacy at home a lot, and I even had no idea is an Australian cake.
Sponge cake was the “most made cake” in our home, and cocoa powder and coconut flakes were other 2 ingredients that usually my grandma always used to have in her pantry.
In Romania this dessert is called “prajitura tavalita” or “tumbled or rolled cake” .
Enough with the talk, now let’s go into action and see what we need and how to do this super delicious dessert.
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Ingredients for a baking tray of about 32 × 22 cm:
Ingredients for the Sponge cake:
- 200 g flour
- 200 g sugar
- 7 medium eggs
- 80 g melted butter
- 8 g baking powder
Ingredients for cocoa sauce:
- 350 g sugar
- 115 g cocoa powder
- 100 g butter
- 120 ml water
- 250 g coconut flakes – for rolling
Step-by-step instructions on how to make lamingtons:
Sponge cake preparation
Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Grease and dust with flour the baking tray or line it with baking paper and set aside.
Using an electric mixer, beat whole eggs with the sugar until it triples in volume (10-15 minutes). Mix the flour and baking powder and sift them. Gradually add the sifted flour, in the composition of eggs and sugar, and mix carefully from bottom to top. In the end, add the melted cold butter and mix very carefully from the bottom up until it is perfectly incorporated into the dough. The final dough should have a fluffy consistency.
Pour the dough into the prepared baking tray and bake the sponge cake in the preheated oven at 180°C for 30-35 minutes. When it is golden and comes off the edges by itself, it is ready. As the sponge cake is very sensible to the heat, don’t open the oven in the first 30 minutes. And also when is ready, just turn off the oven and let it sit there for about 5-10 minutes before taking it out.
Remove the sponge cake from the oven and let it cool, then cut it into squares of about 4 × 4 cm.
Cocoa sauce preparation
In a saucepan mix the butter, sugar, water, cocoa, and simmer until the sugar melts completely. I suggest mixing continuously so as not to be surprised to wake up with burnt sauce or lumps.
Let the sauce cool and then take a square of sponge cake and immerse it completely in the sauce, then roll it in coconut. Do the same with all the sponge cake squares.
To me, it lasted 2 days and on the second day it had the same fluffy and moist consistency.
Absolutely delicious!
Nutritional Information:
Happy Baking!
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Lamingtons
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Sponge cake:
- 200 g flour
- 200 g sugar
- 7 medium eggs
- 80 g melted butter
- 8 g baking powder
Ingredients for cocoa sauce:
- 350 g sugar
- 115 g cocoa powder
- 100 g butter
- 120 ml water
- 250 g coconut flakes – for rolling
Instructions
Sponge cake preparation
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Grease and dust with flour the baking tray or line it with baking paper and set aside.Using an electric mixer, beat whole eggs with the sugar until it triples in volume (10-15 minutes).
- Mix the flour and baking powder and sift them. Gradually add the sifted flour, in the composition of eggs and sugar, and mix carefully from bottom to top.
- In the end, add the melted cold butter and mix very carefully from the bottom up until it is perfectly incorporated into the dough. The final dough should have a fluffy consistency.
- Pour the dough into the prepared baking tray and bake the sponge cake in the preheated oven at 180°C for 30-35 minutes. When it is golden and comes off the edges by itself, it is ready. As the sponge cake is very sensible to the heat, don't open the oven in the first 30 minutes. And also when is ready, just turn off the oven and let it sit there for about 5-10 minutes before taking it out.
- Remove the sponge cake from the oven and let it cool, then cut it into squares of about 4 × 4 cm.
Cocoa sauce preparation
- In a saucepan mix the butter, sugar, water, cocoa, and simmer until the sugar melts completely. I suggest mixing continuously so as not to be surprised to wake up with burnt sauce or lumps.
- Let the sauce cool and then take a square of sponge cake and immerse it completely in the sauce.
- Then roll it in coconut. Do the same with all the sponge cake squares.
Notes
Delicious.
Thank you! Are really super delicious 😋
the origin of the lamington was “what shall I do with this now going stale sponge cake” – “oh I know dip it in chocolate and roll in coconut, and no one will ever know” 🙂 Here they are often split open and jam and cream added.
similar to making a trifle, stale sponge cake….
That’s great! I love this type of recipes, in which you can transform leftovers, or stale sponge cake in this case, in super delicious foods 😋
Oh wow, we make the same back home. It’s amazing, it’s it?
Absolutely! Lots of countries have their version 😉😋 It’s really simple and good 😋
It is.
The cake looks gorgeous. The taste would be super awesome. I can feel the sponge from the picture. This is making my stomach feel empty. 😛
Thank you very much! I’m glad you like it! It is super delicious! Very difficult to stop at one piece only ☺️😋
My pleasure always. I can sense the delicious taste it carries by your words.
Thank you Kritika! Very appreciated!
My pleasure always 🙂
I’ve never seen these. I suppose a variation on sponge trifle
Not really a sponge trifle, but a good alternative 😉
Looks very delicious, Ribana. 🌝
Thank you very much Suni! 🌸
Ribana, these little cakes look beautiful and I am sure are delicious. What a treat! Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you Bernadette! I’m glad you like it! Are pieces of super moist and flavorful sponge cake that simply melt in your mouth 😋
Beautiful, and it would indeed be a great use of left-over cake.
Thank you Dorothy! Definitely 😋
You make it look easy! 🙂
Thank you ☺️ It really is 😉
So pretty! And I know they taste delicious!
Thank you very much! Oh yes, very difficult to stop at one only 😅😋
Those look so good. 🙂
Thank you very much Jeanne!
You are very welcome. My dad loved him Lamingtons. he was from Melbourne, Australia.
I’m very glad 😋 He had great taste 😋
Well, I don’t know about that specifically, but he did LOVE his sweets. That’s for sure. So I guess you could say he had good taste when it came to anything sweet. 🙂
You are very welcome. 🙂
super
Thank you very much!
Small squares of white cake which are dipped in a chocolate frosting and then covered in coconut? Sound delicious to me! I’ve never even heard about Lamingtons before and had no idea that they are a traditional Australian bake! Thanks for sharing and have a lovely day 🙂 Aiva xx
You should try them Aiva! Are really super simple and fun to make! And I can’t explain you how delicious they are 😋😉
Thanks dear for sharing delicious receipe.
Always a pleasure! I’m glad you like it!
I like to try always New things. Thanks for sharing lovely posts dear.
Thank you! I’m very glad you like it! Trying new things is always an awesome experience 😉
👍🏻😊
I’ve only read about these in books! They look even tastier than I imagined!
The combination of flavors and textures is super delicious 😋