Double Chocolate Lamingtons
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Lamingtons are traditional Australian dessert, prepared from Small squares of white sponge cake that is dipped in a sweet chocolate frosting and then rolled in dried coconut. It very easy to prepare and tastes heavenly.
In this recipe, I have used chocolate cake and dipped in dark chocolate and milk mixture. Rolled in dried grated coconut.
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Ingredients
- For the cake - Flour/ Maida-1 1/4 cup
- Baking Powder-1/2 tsp
- Baking Soda-1 tsp
- Cocoa Powder-4 tbsp.
- Oil-1/2 cup any odorless
- Thick Curd/ Yogurt-1/2 cup
- Sugar-3/4 cup
- Vanilla Essence-1 tsp
- Milk- 3/4 - 1 cup
- For Icing– Dark chocolate – 100gms
- Warm Milk – 2-3 tbsp.
- Desiccated Coconut – 1cup
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- In a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder twice or thrice for any impurities. Keep aside.
- In another bowl, mix oil, curd, vanilla essence, sugar. Whisk well until sugar dissolves and mixture becomes fluffy
- Add all dry ingredients into wet mixture. Add Milk slowly at a time and Whisk to form a thick batter.
- Grease baking pan with oil and flour. Pour the mixture in a greased pan. Smooth out and lightly tap the pan.
- Bake cake for 25-30 minutes.
- Insert a tooth pick. It should come out clean. Let the pan sit on counter for 5 minutes.
- Flip cake and let it cool on wire rack.
- Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 -2 hours or until firm.
- Chop dark chocolate and melt it in a double boiler or microwave for 1 minute. If using microwave keep checking after every 10 seconds. Keep stirring after each cooking interval. Do this till chocolate melts completely.
- Add milk and microwave for few seconds. Mix thoroughly.
- Cut the cake into equal squares. Place parchment paper or waxed paper on a work surface, and set a wire rack on the paper.
- Take shredded coconut into a shallow bowl. Using a fork, dip each square into the icing, coating all sides, then roll it in the coconut.
- Place onto rack to dry. Continue until all lamingtons are coated.
- Serve or transfer into refrigerator.
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