Isaac's chocolate coconut squares

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• chiara

  14 November 2007

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• justinejamesjason

  20 November 2007

  justinejamesjason rated and commented on this recipe

  

  delicious

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• M&B Specials

  23 January 2008

  M&B Specials rated and commented on this recipe

  

  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

  Aidt commented on this recipe

  That is definately a lamington.

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• Tanyabk

  26 May 2008

  Tanyabk rated and commented on this recipe

  

  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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• sue

  21 June 2008

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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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• cakeaholic

  19 December 2008

  cakeaholic commented on this recipe

  My Australian friend has given me a great tip when making Lamingtons. Once sponge has completed cooled, cut them into the squares. Then freeze them. Once they are frozen, you can roll them into the chocolate and cocunut with not much mess at all, and once the sponge has defrosted, it is really moist.

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• McLovin

  06 May 2009

  McLovin commented on this recipe

  I don't think these are Lamingtons as the sponge in Lamingtons isn't chocolate.

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• Kanas

  17 May 2009

  Kanas rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The cake was nice, soft, spongy and not too crumbly. But it was very messy when the chocolate icing started to get firm and I frantically trying to dip as much chocolate on the cake without them losing much texture. 100g of icing sugar maybe a little much, I would try to do with 80g and simmer the icing rather than until direct heat.

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• janet

  05 July 2009

  janet commented on this recipe

  This may look like a Lammington but the ratio of ingredients is all wrong as is the use of cocoa! So Jade,Aidt and Karen it is quite correct to call it something else!!

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• laureana

  16 September 2009

  laureana rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i decided to go with the advice of just putting the icing on top (like a normal cake) as i am not very skilled in the kitchen, and i could see it all going wrong, then cut it into squares. a friend came round and argued that i haddent actually made it but bought it! i onlyn made it last night and its aaaaaallllllll gone!

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• cookkall

  04 November 2009

  cookkall commented on this recipe

  Is it possible to have this recipe broken down into measurements I can understand. I live in the US. I have searched everywhere for this recipe and this is the only one I could find.

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• emily

  29 March 2010

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  13 April 2010

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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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Cuts into 16

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 18 - 20 mins

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, sugar 18g, salt 0,34 g

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