Hi Everyone. 🇦🇺🇦🇺 Happy Australia Day. Aussie Aussie Aussie Oii Oii Oii 🇦🇺🇦🇺. Lamingtons are australian and its Australia day so i though i would share a lamington recipe with you.
Ingredients To Make The Sponge
6 eggs separated
3/4 cup coconut sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp almond milk
1/2 cup almond meal
1/2 cup wholemeal self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
Ingredients To Make The Chocolate Dipping Sauce And Coconut
2/3 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup cacao
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 cup desiccated coconut
Preheat oven to 170° and line a 20x20cm cake tin
If you have a bench top mixer use this, otherwise use an electric beater.
Whisk egg whites until soft peaks form
Slowly add the coconut sugar, continue whisking until mixture is glossy
Add egg yolks 1 at a time then add the vanilla and milk
Gently fold in the dry ingredients until well mixed
Pour into prepared tin and bake for 25 minutes, or until top is golden and firm to touch and skewer comes out clean
Leave to cool
Carefully cut the sponge in half and spread bottom half with the jam
Reassemble and then cut the sponge into 16 lamington-sized pieces
Combine coconut oil, cacao and maple syrup and mix until smooth
You may choose to add extra maple syrup depending on how sweet you want it
Dip each piece of lamington into the chocolate sauce, and then dip and roll in the desiccated coconut. Leave to dry on a wire rack until set.
Makes 16 serves at 250 calories per serve
I hope you have a good Australia day and eat a lamington.
Thankyou for reading x