Lamingtons

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.13 teaspoons salt
• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups unsalted butter , at room temperature
• 2 large eggs , room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cups milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x12-inch pan.

2. 2

   Make the cake: Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl.

3. 3

   Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light, fluffy, and noticeably lighter in color. Mix in one egg until fully incorporated; mix in remaining egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with milk, beating until just incorporated after each addition. Pour into the prepared pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.

5. 5

   Wrap cooled cake with plastic wrap. Place onto your counter at room temperature to let firm up, 8 hours to overnight.

6. 6

   When ready to finish the lamingtons, make the icing: Place confectioners' sugar and cocoa into a mixing bowl. Mix in warm milk and melted butter until icing is fluid but not too runny.

7. 7

   Unwrap the cake and cut into 24 squares. Cover a work surface with parchment or waxed paper, then set a wire rack over top. Pour coconut into a shallow bowl.

8. 8

   Using a fork, dip each cake square into icing, turn until all sides are coated, then roll in coconut. Place onto the rack to dry.