Ingredients

• 125 g - Unsalted butter, softened
• 125 g - Golden caster sugar-
• 2 - Eggs
• 125 g - Self-rising flour
• 1 tsp - Baking powder
• 2 tsp - Vanilla extract
• Icing:
• 200 gm - Icing sugar
• 50 gm - Cocoa powder
• 25 gm - Unsalted butter
• 5 tbsp- Milk
• 200 gm - Desiccated coconut.

How to Make Lamingtons

• Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius/fan oven to 160 degree Celsius.
• Butter and line a 15 cm square cake tin.
• To make the sponge, put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat until smooth.
• Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
• Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
• To make the icing, sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl.
• Cut the butter into pieces and heat in a small saucepan with the milk until the butter melts.
• Pour the liquid over the icing sugar and stir until smooth.
• Add 2 to 3 tbsp water until it thickens.
• Cut the cake into 16 small squares.
• Dip the pieces in the icing and coat it with the desiccated coconut.
• Let it dry.