australian dessert

Enjoy a lamington with a hot cup of tea. This traditional Australian bake is filled with cream and jam, coated in a chocolate icing and rolled in coconut

Lamingtons

salted butter

golden caster sugar

eggs

self-raising flour

tbsp milk

salt

double cream

tbsp icing sugar

raspberry jam

desiccated coconut

unsalted butter

milk

cocoa powder

icing sugar

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Butter&nbsp;and line a 20&nbsp;x&nbsp;30cm rectangle tin.&nbsp;

Beat the butter and sugar in a <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/top-five-food-mixers">free-standing mixer</a>&nbsp;until pale and fluffy.&nbsp;Add the eggs one at a time and&nbsp;beat well. Beat through the flour, milk and&nbsp;salt until fully combined,&nbsp;then spoon into the tin. Bake in the oven for 25 mins or until golden and firm to the touch. Set aside to cool completely.&nbsp;

Slice the sponge horizontally to create two&nbsp;halves. Trim the edges to make perfect corners. Cut the sponge into 18 squares. Lightly whip the cream with the icing sugar until it reaches soft peaks. Spread a little of the jam on half of the sponge squares then <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/kimberley-wilsons-top-five-piping-bags">pipe</a> or spread over a little of the cream. Sandwich each one with a second square of sponge then set aside in the fridge to chill.&nbsp;

To make the icing, whisk together the melted butter and milk in a bowl.&nbsp;Sieve the cocoa powder and icing sugar together in a seperate bowl. Gradually add&nbsp;the cocoa and sugar to the butter and milk mixture,&nbsp;whisking continuously to ensure there are no lumps. If it gets lumpy, whizz with a <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/top-five-hand-blenders">hand blender</a> until smooth.

Divide the coconut between three shallow bowls (this keeps it from getting coated in too much chocolate whilst you&rsquo;re dipping).

Dip each lamington in the icing until completely covered. Roll in the coconut and set on a <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/kimberley-wilsons-top-five-cooling-racks">wire rack</a>. Repeat with the remaining sponges. Chill for a minimum of 1 hr. &nbsp;

There's nothing wrong with traditional lamingtons, but Phoebe Wood's pimped up twist with blackberry jam and vanilla cream is on another level.

Lamingtons with blackberry jam and vanilla cream recipe

cornflour, sifted

plain flour, sifted

self-raising flour, sifted

eggs,

(220 grams) caster sugar

unsalted butter, melted, cooled

vanilla extract,

blackberry jam

(250 milliliters) thickened cream

(360 grams) pure icing sugar, sifted

(195 grams) good-quality dark cocoa

(450 grams) desiccated coconut

The apples in this recipe are sliced very thinly so that they soften beautifully inside the cake, which makes them almost too tender to notice, hence the name. Don’t be alarmed if you feel your batter is too thin – this is what gives the cake its pudding-like texture. This recipe requires 30 minutes of cooling for the perfect custardy cake.
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1kg pink lady apples

butter, chopped

(⅔ cup) caster sugar

4.40 gm vanilla extract

(⅔ cup) plain flour

4.00 gm baking powder

2.50 gm ground cinnamon

Whip up some crunchy meringues for a showstopping dessert. This recipe uses vegan aquafaba (chickpea water) in place of eggs

Vegan meringues

can chickpeas

soya cream and fruit, to serve (optional)

Heat oven to 110C/90C fan/gas ¼ and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Drain the can of chickpeas over a bowl, saving the chickpeas for another recipe.

Using an electric whisk, beat the chickpea water until soft peaks form (similar to egg whites). Add the sugar a little at a time, whisking constantly until thick and glossy. This step is crucial to helping the meringues hold their shape and you'll be whisking for up to 10 mins – far longer than for a traditional meringue.

Spoon or pipe the meringue mixture over the tray in 8cm blobs. Bake for 1 hr 15 mins until crisp. Leave to cool, then pile with the soya cream and fruit, if using.

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