Lamingtons

• 400 g butter, softened
• 300 g caster sugar
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 300 g self raising flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 250 ml milk
• 400 g icing sugar
• 45 g cocoa powder
• 80 ml milk
• 80 ml boiling water
• 200 g coconut, dessicated

1. Preheat oven to 150C Grease and flour 2 20x15cm sponge tins.
2. Cream butter and sugar together in a food processor or using a hand mixer, then add eggs one at a time while mixing.
3. Add vanilla essence, then sieve in together the flour and baking powder slowly adding milk.
4. Pour mix into tins and bake for about 1 hour until a skewer comes out clean.
5. Turn into a wire rack to cool.
6. To make the icing sieve the icing sugar and cocoa together into a large bowl.
7. Add milk and boiling water then stir until smooth.
8. Soread coconut onto a large platter.
9. Cut cakes into sqaures and using 2 forks dip into the chocolate icing, ensuring a even coating.
10. Then drop into the coconut and coat.
11. Repeat for each sponge square.
12. Leave for about an hour before serving.

butter, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla essence, flour, baking powder, milk, icing sugar, cocoa powder, milk, boiling water, coconut

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lamingtons-332964 (may not work)