Lamington
Last weekend, I was at home making cakes... Little Lamingtons. If I didn't make it, I don't know it's an Australian type of cake~!This is the finished pieces~! Chocolate flavor~! 
I was so worried coz I found the cake so hard after getting it cool in the fridge~! It's like a piece of rock! I thought... hell.. But after finishing and tasting it, the texture felt in the mouth was not as bad as how it was felt with the knife... =P My colleauges were so afriad when they first touch it with the fork. -__-" But I was glad that they like the taste~! Some people like it with soft texture, but some people like it with this harder texture~! I'll try making sponge cake instead of pound cake next time.. So, this is the pound cake. 
I cut the cake and make squares and covered the squares with chocolate frosting and desiccated coconut~! I regret that i didn't take pictures when it's cut into squares and when in the process of covering with frostings... Shredded coconut is like frost~! Beautiful~! 
Some people thinks that I can make it less sweet 
Yummy~! =P 
Wanna try making other taste next time~! In fact, I made 2 pans of cake. The following is the recipe I used for 1 pan of 16 servings. Lamington Cake Recipe:
- I'll use another cake recipe next time... -__-" This is way too hard, although I claimed that it's a special style of Lamington.... Cindy's style... ^O^
2 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup (120 ml) milk Chocolate Frosting:
4 cups (1 lb.) (454 grams) confectioners' (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted
- Less suger, 400 gram should be fair enough
1/3 cup (30 grams) cocoa powder
3 tablespoons (42 grams) unsalted butter
1/2 cup (120 ml) milk Coating:
2 cups unsweetened desiccated coconut, finely ground
The Cake ~
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place oven rack to middle position.
2. Butter, or spray with a nonstick cooking spray, the bottom and sides of an 8 inch (20 cm) square cake pan.
Set aside.
3. In a large bowl sift or whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. In bowl of electric mixer, beat the butter until soft.
5. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.
8. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and milk, in three additions, beginning and ending with flour.
9. Spread the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with an offset spatula.
10. Bake in a preheated oven for approximately 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
11. Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Place a wire rack on top of the cake pan and invert, lifting off the pan. Re-invert.
12. Once the cake has completely cooled cut it into 16 two-inch (5 cm) squares.
13. Wrap the cake in plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours or even overnight. The reason for doing this is that it is much easier (less crumbs) to coat a cold cake with frosting.
Chocolate Frosting ~ 1. Place the confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, butter and milk in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
2. Stir the mixture until it becomes smooth and of pouring consistency.
To assemble Lamingtons ~
1. Make a production line; put the 16 squares of cakes on a wire rack that is placed over a baking sheet (to catch the drips). Have ready the coconut on a large plate and the chocolate frosting.
2. Spoon or ladle the chocolate frosting over each square of cake, making sure you cover all sides. (It is best to do a few squares at a time.)
3. With a small offset spatula or knife transfer the chocolate covered cake to the plate of coconut and roll the cake in the coconut, covering all sides. Gently transfer the lamington to a clean wire rack to set.
- As I'm a Chinese girl, I use chopsticks instead of spatula or knife... =P
4. Repeat with the rest of the cake squares. Once the Lamingtons have set, store in an airtight container for several days.
Note:
When you ladle the frosting over the cake, some of the frosting will drip onto the baking pan. Pour this frosting back in your bowl and reuse (strain if necessary). If the icing becomes too thick to pour, simply place the frosting back over the saucepan of simmering water and reheat until it is of pouring consistency. (You may have to do this a few times as the frosting has a tendency to thicken over time. Add a little more milk to frosting if necessary to get pouring consistency.)
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