Chocolate lamingtons

Be prepared to get sticky fingers and a messy bench as you coat pieces of sponge cake with chocolate icing and coconut.  But what a treat when you have finished.  Kids love making – and eating – lamingtons.

Ingredients

400 gms plain sponge slab
¼ cup cocoa
½ cup cold water
¾ cup hot water
2 cups icing sugar
1 ½ cups dessicated coconut

Method

1. Mix cocoa and cold water in a small saucepan or microwave jug and heat till bubbly
2. Stir tin the hot water and bring to the boil
3. Add icing sugar and stir to mix to a thin smooth mixture
4. Cut the sponge slab into 5 cm squares
5. Pour the chocolate icing into a shallow bowl
6. Put the coconut into a separate shallow bowl
7. Dip each square of sponge into the chocolate mixture and turn till all sides are coated
8. Then dip into coconut to coat all over.
9. Leave to set on a wire rack.

Lamingtons will keep in the fridge for 2 days and can be frozen if there are any left overs.

Serve with coffee or as a dessert.  To make them look really special and taste even better, cut part way through and fill the split with whipped cream.