Step 1

Lamingtons : Sift flour with the dry ingredients into a bowl.

Step 2

Stir in the melted butter, buttermilk and vanilla, and mix until well combined and smooth.

Step 3

Pour into a large, lined slab tin or other cake tin of choice.

Step 4

Bake in the oven at 180C for about 45-60 minutes, depending on type of cake tin used.

Step 5

When the cake has thoroughly cooled, cut into 4cm x 4cm pieces.

Step 6

Wrap cake in foil and put into the freezer for a few hours or overnight. When ready to ice, take out of the freezer and thaw for approximately 5 minutes.

Step 7

Icing : Mix icing ingredients together then add enough boiling water to make a runny consistency.

Step 8

Put icing in a double boiler over boiling water. Hold lamington on a fork and ladle icing over the top until covered. Hold over the bowl while it drips, then roll in desiccated coconut.

Step 9

Dry lamingtons on a cake rack with greaseproof paper underneath to catch the coconut.