A Lamington

Today i start a new thing that i will try to keep up weekly. so every week i want to present something really aussie to you. right now the focus is on food since thats the only thing i can think of right now.

So:
A lamington is a sweet that is chocolate on the outside and sort of like a cake on the inside. also there are heaps of coconut sprinkles on the outside. yesterday i was at the local bakery and asked them if they have lamingtons and she said yes sure. i said i'd like three. when she got them i realized that those were the biggest ones i've seen so far. i had two before rotary and one today. now what really is missing for this are pictures and a recipe and some pictures. now the recipe is not a problem although i have to say i dont know if its exactly like the lamingtons i eat from the bakery. so please someone try it and then tell me and the other people wondering and reading this blog. so here is the recipe:

• Ingredients:

• 2 cups of flour
• 2 tsp of baking powder
• 1/4 tsp of sea salt
• 2 large, free-range eggs
• 1/2 cup of room temperature butter
• 3/4 cup of white sugar
• 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 2 cups of icing sugar
• 1/3 cup of coco powder
• 3 tbs of butter
• 1/2 cup of milk
• Whipped cream for serving

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
   2. Lightly butter an 20 centimeters square cake tin. Set aside.
   3. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
   4. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar mixture until light and fluffy.
   5. Add the eggs on at a time to the butter/sugar mixture. Beat well after adding each egg.
   6. Add the vanilla to the mixture and mix well.
   7. Now, alternately add the flour mixture and milk, in three additions, starting and finishing with the flour. Use a large spatula for mixing.
   8. Spread the batter into the cake tin and make sure it is evenly spread.
   9. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Test the center of the cake with a toothpick and make sure it comes out clean.
   10. Cool the cake in the tin for about 5 minutes and then invert it onto a wire rack. Once the cake has cooled cut it into squares of a desired size and place them in an airtight container. Pop the container in the fridge for at least 2 hours or even overnight.
   11. Now for the icing. Place the icing sugar, cocoa powder, butter and milk in a heat proof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
   12. Stir the mixture until it is smooth but still a bit thick. You don't want the liquid to get too thin otherwise the sponge won't absorb the coating.
   13. Now it's time to assemble the Lamingtons. Put out some newspaper under wire racks to catch any mess. Place the cake pieces on the racks and have your chocolate icing and coconut ready.
   14. Quickly coat the sponge cake on all sides in the icing mixture and then gently roll the cake in the coconut. Repeat the process.
   
   
   quite a process aye...i just figured that probably nobody will have the nerves to do everything i just copied from an australian cooking website. so next week i'll try to find something a "bit" more simple. but i think that this is SOOOO aussie that it cant miss in this blog. next week another aussie dish is coming up. 
   tomorrow school is starting again.