Juicy Coconut Lamingtons from South Africa!

Lamingtons: melting method

Ingredients

• 4             eggs
• 375ml    c/sugar
• 500ml    flour
• 15ml      b.p
• 120g      butter
• 100ml    milk
• 90ml      water
• Desiccated coconut

Method

• Place butter, water and water into a pot and melt butter
• Mix eggs and sugar and whisk over bain-marie till ribbon stage
• Sift dry ingredient twice
• Add dry ingredients and liquids to egg mix in ratios of ¼ folding in gently each time
• Place into baking tin into a oven at 180C for 30 minutes (silicon paper box)

Chocolate sauce

Ingredients

• 300ml    milk
• 100ml    water
• 300g      sugar
• 120g      chocolate
• 60g        cocoa powder

Method

• Place all ingredients into pot except for the chocolate and bring to boil
• Once boiled, remove from heat and add in the chocolate, stir till melted
• Cut sponge into even square and then dip into the sauce quickly then place into bowl with coconut and cover with coconut 

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