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Lamington

New Zealander Cuisine Lamington is a dessert of sponge cake (or more traditionally, butter cake), cut into squares, coated in a layer of chocolate or strawberry icing, and topped with coconut.

Lamington prepared recipe
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  • Read all 5 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 3 listed ingredients.
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Method

  1. 01

    Cut the sponge cake into your desired shapes (commonly 5–7 cm cubes).

  2. 02

    Prepare a flat tray with an even layer of desiccated coconut shavings

  3. 03

    Dip the sponge cake cubes into chocolate icing.

  4. 04

    Immediately dip the coated cake into the coconut, or sprinkle the coconut on top.

  5. 05

    Put aside to dry and set.

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: Public domain, credited to Spacekadet at English Wikipedia; view original image record .

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