Vanilla Bean Lamingtons Recipe

Name: Vanilla Bean Lamingtons
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: Cake; 6 eggs; 2/3 cup caster sugar; 1/3 cup cornflour; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup self-raising flour; 1 vanilla bean; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Icing; 4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup cocoa; 1 tablespoon butter, melted; 2/3 cup milk; 2 cups coconut

Servings: persons

Cake
6 eggs
2/3 cup caster sugar
1/3 cup cornflour
1/2 cup plain flour
1/3 cup self-raising flour
1 vanilla bean
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2/3 cup milk
2 cups coconut

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2
Grease 8x8 square pan.
3
Beat eggs in medium bowl with electric mixer about 10 minutes, or until thick and creamy.
4
Gradually beat in sugar, dissolving between additions.
5
Add vanilla extract and scrape vanilla bean seeds into the mixture (Be sure to save the bean husk for vanilla sugar.mmm!)
6
Sift together flours in separate bowl.
7
Fold in flour to the wet mixture.
8
Spread mixture in prepared pan.
9
Bake for about 30 minutes.
10
Turn onto wire rack to cool.
11
Icing:
12
Sift icing sugar and cocoa into heatproof bowl, stir in butter and milk.
13
Stir over pan of simmering water until icing is of coating consistency.
14
Cut cake into 16 squares, dip squares into icing, drain off excess icing, toss squares in coconut.
15
Place lamingtons on wire rack to set.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 14 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Cake, 6 eggs, 2/3 cup caster sugar, 1/3 cup cornflour, and more.

Yes, Vanilla Bean Lamingtons falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Vanilla Bean Lamingtons

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