Australian Lamingtons !!

• 1 1/2 cup selfraising flour - sifted .
• 1/3 cup cornflour - sifted .
• 185 grams - butter . softened
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 3 eggs .
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 cup - icing sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa - extra can be added if taste desires .
• 30 grams - butter
• 2/3 cup milk .
• 3 cup shredded coconut .

1. CAKE BASE : Preheat oven to 180'C / 360F .
2. Brush a shallow 23cm square cake tin with melted butter or oil and line base and sides of tin (slice tin) with baking paper .
3. Place sifted flour and cornflour into a large bowl and add the butter , sugar , vanilla essence , lightly beaten eggs and the milk and using an electric mixer , beat on low speed for one minute or until all ingredients are just moist then beat on high for 3 - 5 minutes until mixture is free from lumps , smooth and increased in volume .
4. Pour mixture into prepared tin and smooth the surface then bake for approximately 55 minutes or until skewer come out clean when inserted into the centre of cake .
5. Let cooked cake stand in the tin for about 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack .
6. let cake cool completely .
7. CHOCOLATE SAUCE TOPPING : Sift icing sugar and cocoa combine with butter and milk in a medium heatproof bowl and stir over a pan of hot water ( double boiler ) and stir until icing is smooth and glossy .
8. COATING THE CAKES : Trim and level brown top and sides from the cake leaving it a bare even cake .
9. Cut cake into even square individual pieces .
10. Using 2 forks , to hold one cake square , roll cake piece into chocolate icing mix , making sure to coat the cake in chocolate all over , then holding it over the icing bowl to allow excess to drain off .
11. now roll chocolate coated cake squares into the tray of coconut and roll around to coat all over the chocolate , then place on a wise rack to set properly and repeat with all remaining cake squares .
12. add extra coconut for rolling in if needed .
13. serve and enjoy .
14. :-) .
15. HINT : 1.
16. Cake is easier to handle if made the day before cutting and coating .
17. 2 .
18. You can use a premade sponge or butter cake to cut and coat .
19. 3 .
20. They can be filled with jam and or cream before coating .

flour, cornflour sifted, butter, caster sugar, vanilla, eggs, milk, sugar, cocoa, butter, milk, shredded coconut

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/333620-australian-lamingtons (may not work)