Lamingtons like I said yesterday was our July Challenge for the Eggless Baking Group.
A group started by Gayatri where we try and convert bakes with eggs to egg less.
A group started by Gayatri where we try and convert bakes with eggs to egg less.
I posted the Lemon Curd Lamingtons. check these Chocolate Lamingtons out.
For
the sponge cake:
I tblsp flax seed powder
¼ cup warm
water
water
1 tsp
baking powder
baking powder
1tsp soda bi carb
⅓ cup of
sour curd beaten (optional)
sour curd beaten (optional)
¾ cup
(150 g) sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cup (175 g) cake flour*
2 ½ ounces (70 g) melted salted butter, at room temperature
(150 g) sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cup (175 g) cake flour*
2 ½ ounces (70 g) melted salted butter, at room temperature
For the chocolate icing:
6 ounces
(170 g) semisweet
chocolate, chopped
1 ½ ounces (40 g) unsalted butter
¾ cup (180 ml) milk
2 cups (220 g) powdered sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
(170 g) semisweet
chocolate, chopped
1 ½ ounces (40 g) unsalted butter
¾ cup (180 ml) milk
2 cups (220 g) powdered sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2
tablespoons boiling water
3 cup (200 g) unsweetened shredded coconut
tablespoons boiling water
3 cup (200 g) unsweetened shredded coconut
Method:
1. To make the sponge
cake, oil a rectangular cake pan and line the bottom with butter paper. Preheat
the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
cake, oil a rectangular cake pan and line the bottom with butter paper. Preheat
the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
2. Sift the cake flour with the baking soda
and baking powder. Add the flax seed powder with the ¼ cup of water and keep
aside.
and baking powder. Add the flax seed powder with the ¼ cup of water and keep
aside.
3. Beat the butter and sugar till
light and fluffy.
light and fluffy.
4. Add the flax seed mixture and mix well.
Add the vanilla extract.
Add the vanilla extract.
5. Fold the cake flour till well
incorporated.
incorporated.
6. Since my cake batter was too thick I
added the sour curd.
added the sour curd.
7. Scrape the batter into the
prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until the cake begins to pull away
from the sides of the pan.
prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until the cake begins to pull away
from the sides of the pan.
8. Remove from oven and let cool
completely.
completely.
9. When cool, unmould the sponge cake onto a cutting board and remove the
parchment paper.
parchment paper.
10. Trim the ends and cut the cake in half
horizontally.
horizontally.
To make the
chocolate icing & assemble
1. Melt the chocolate the chocolate,
butter, and milk in a heatproof bowl in the microwave when smooth. Took me
about 2.41 minutes but I did it in stages of 1 minutes.
butter, and milk in a heatproof bowl in the microwave when smooth. Took me
about 2.41 minutes but I did it in stages of 1 minutes.
2. Then whisk in the powdered sugar and
cocoa powder.
cocoa powder.
3. Spread a ½ cup of the chocolate icing over
one layer of the sponge cake cover with the other half this will sandwich the
two together with chocolate icing in the middle.
one layer of the sponge cake cover with the other half this will sandwich the
two together with chocolate icing in the middle.
4. Cut the cakes into squares
(I got 9).
(I got 9).
5. Whisk two tablespoons of boiling water
into the icing.
into the icing.
6. Put the coconut into a shallow
baking dish or bowl.
baking dish or bowl.
7. Dip the Lamington in the chocolate rolling around till the
cake is covered with the chocolate icing. Wipe the off any excess on the side of the bowl.
cake is covered with the chocolate icing. Wipe the off any excess on the side of the bowl.
8. Place the Lamingtons in the vessel of coconut, tossing them
around gently to get them coated on all sides.
around gently to get them coated on all sides.
9. Once iced I transferred the cake to the
fridge to firm the icing a bit.
fridge to firm the icing a bit.
I make only
2 cakes cubes as Lamingtons for my family kept on giving me ‘the looks’. I am
very sorry they did not try this lovely cake. My colleagues however loved this
cake.
2 cakes cubes as Lamingtons for my family kept on giving me ‘the looks’. I am
very sorry they did not try this lovely cake. My colleagues however loved this
cake.
As for the
rest of the cake it was eaten as chocolate cake which was a bit sweet for out
taste but still very very tasty. Here is the picture immediately after I removed them from the dip.
rest of the cake it was eaten as chocolate cake which was a bit sweet for out
taste but still very very tasty. Here is the picture immediately after I removed them from the dip.
Notes: The chocolate dip is for 16 pieces of chocolate sine I got only nine squares in my cake the leftover chocolate found its way into Kid No. 2's milk and she quite happily feasted on the chocolate when I was not around!!
Gauri says
And you made them :)) like the idea of adding flax seeds .. quite interesting!
Hamaree Rasoi says
Simply WOW. Lemingtons look awesome.
Deepa
Kavitha says
Lamingtons looks delicious....
Santosh Bangar says
yummy tempting
Achu says
Yummy Loved it :)will bake it for sure 🙂
Akila says
Perfectly made... Delicious.. Love anything without egg... Will try soon...
Event: Dish name starts with N
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
looks lovely...
VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA
Hema says
Hi Archana, they look so good, I loved the gooey icing..
Gayathri Kumar says
Looks so delicious. Very happy you tried both the versions...
Jagruti says
These look absolutely delicious! 🙂
Jayasri Ravi says
Fantastically made, looks very delicious