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1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm square baking tin. Beat together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, then beat in the eggs. Add 1 tbsp of the flour if the mix starts to curdle.
2. Sieve in the flour, baking powder and cocoa and fold in with a metal spoon. Stir in the milk. Scrape mix into the tin and level the top. Bake for 18-20 mins or until the cake springs back when pressed. Allow to cool in the tin.
3. To make the icing, put the chocolate, butter and 4 tbsp water in a pan and gently heat until melted. Allow to cool slightly, then beat in the icing sugar.
4. Remove cake from tin and peel away paper. Cut into 16 squares. Dip the squares into the icing, then roll in the coconut. Allow to set on cooling rack.

Per square

225 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, salt 0.34 g

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  20 November 2007

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  delicious

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  23 January 2008

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  Great taste,easy to make great to sell for fund raising grandchildren joined in thanks Moomin

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• Karen

  26 January 2008

  Karen commented on this recipe

  Ah hello - 'Isaac's chocolate coconut squares'?! I have no idea where you got that name from but these are lamingtons, practically the Australian national dish. I hope you'll change this recipe to the correct name (and give the correct origin of it)...

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• Isabelle74

  28 January 2008

  Isabelle74 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  It is really nice, but I ended up only icing the top of the squares with the chocolate as it got really messy when I was dipping them into it. Any tip to get chocolate all over the squares without making a mess???

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• Aidt

  13 April 2008

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  That is definately a lamington.

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• Tanyabk

  26 May 2008

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  Tasted nice but not sure it was worth the effort.. It is quite difficult to get the icing on the squares without them falling to pieces.

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• Kesirra

  04 September 2008

  Kesirra commented on this recipe

  Generally when making lamingtons or 'Isaac's chocolate coconut squares' as they are called here you should use cake that is at least a day old. This way the squares dont break up as much.

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• Ali

  10 October 2008

  Ali rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Hi there, This cake was the bee's knee's, tried it out, but made a big version without cutting it into little squares. The icing was fab, it was out of this world. Just remember you never know until you try!!!

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• jade

  15 October 2008

  jade commented on this recipe

  Hiya, These ARE Lamingtons!!!!! An Aussie cake please please give it the correct name!!!!

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• jade

  15 October 2008

  jade commented on this recipe

  Also for best results, so the sponge doesn't fall to pieces when icing use 1 day old sponge!

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Ingredients

• 100g butter , softened
• 100g caster sugar
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 140g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp milk

FOR THE ICING AND DECORATION

• 100g plain chocolate , broken into pieces
• 25g butter
• 100g icing sugar , sifted
• 100g desiccated coconut

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Difficulty and servings

Cuts into 16

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

15 minutes decorating

Ingredients

• 100g butter , softened
• 100g caster sugar
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 140g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp milk

FOR THE ICING AND DECORATION

• 100g plain chocolate , broken into pieces
• 25g butter
• 100g icing sugar , sifted
• 100g desiccated coconut

Per square

225 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, salt 0.34 g

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