Strawberries & Cream Lamingtons
 
 
Chocolate lamingtons are so boring - try this strawberries and cream version instead for some pretty-in-pink food pleasure
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Recipe type: Baking, Valentines, Dessert
Cuisine: Nut-free, Soy-free, Vegetarian, Wheat-free
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 6 organic, free-range eggs
  • ½ cup rapadura or coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup maize cornflour
  • 1 cup white spelt flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 50g butter, melted
  • 250g strawberries, hulled and halved
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup icing sugar (I use Billington's unrefined Golden Icing Sugar)
  • 2 cups organic dessicated coconut
  • ½ cup pure or thickened cream
  • ½ cup strawberry jam (like this one)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 4cm deep, 18cm x 28cm baking pan and line base and sides with baking paper.
  2. Using a stand or hand mixer beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla together for 5-8 minutes or until mixture becomes pale, thick and creamy.
  3. Sift maize cornflour, spelt flour and baking powder together in a large bowl. Sift flour mixture again over beaten egg mixture. Using a large wooden spoon or whisk, fold in flours until just combined then fold in half the melted butter. Pour mixture into prepared roasting tray.
  4. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until sponge is golden and just firm to the touch. Turn onto a wire rack lined with baking paper and cool completely.
  5. Once cooled trim edges of sponge. Gently cut the sponge cake into two horizontal layers and then use a heart shaped cookie cutter to make sponge hearts. Alternatively, cut into rectangles.
  6. Blend or process strawberries and water until pureed. Place a fine strainer over a large bowl and pour strawberry mixture into strainer. Use a spoon to help push the liquid through the strainer, discard remaining strawberry mixture (or use in a muffin or pancake). Add icing sugar and remaining butter to the strawberry mixture. Spread dessicated coconut over a large plate.
  7. Gently dip the sponge hearts or rectangles one by one in the strawberry mixture and then the dessicated coconut to coat well. Place coated lamingtons on a wire rack to dry completely.
  8. Using a large whisk or stand mixer, beat the cream until soft peaks form. Place a generous dollop of cream on half of the lamingtons, with a large dollop of jam on top of the other half, Sandwich alternating lamingtons on top of each other and serve or refrigerate.
Recipe by @OmNomAlly at https://omnomally.com/2013/02/13/strawberries-cream-lamingtons/