Vanilla lamingtons – Bite-sized coated cakes

Looking for little feather-light, bite-sized sweet treats to prepare for your family and friends? Try these vanilla lamingtons. This recipe is easier to make than ever before with Snowflake’s ready-made quick mix.

Each bite is a sweet sensation and a chocolaty, coconut indulgence which will tempt you pop another one in your mouth after tasting the first one. And the best part is that this vanilla lamingtons recipe comes together much faster and easier than you can image. All thanks to this ready-made Snowflake mix. All you have to do is add a few more ingredients and you have a delicious treat!

After preparing the cake, allow it to cool down and cut into equal squares. Then prepare the delightful chocolate coating. Dip each square in the coating and cover in desiccated coconut and you are all set.

Vanilla lamingtons are the perfect platter filler to take along with you to any family and friend gathering. Let us know in the comments section of this recipe if you have tried this delicious bite.

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Vanilla lamingtons recipe

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Recipe by Dirnise Britz Course: SnacksCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

45

minutes

Ingredients

• Cake

• 1 kg Snowflake Easymix vanilla cupcake

• 4 extra-large eggs

• 250 ml cooking oil

• 400 ml milk

• Coating

• 1 kg Icing sugar

• 480 ml milk

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

• 480 g desiccated coconut

• 160 g cocoa powder

Method

• Cake
• Follow Instructions on the packet, but bake as a single cake in a 5 – 6 cm deep square cake tin.
• Cool completely and cut into equal squares.
• Coating
• Sift the cocoa powder and icing sugar, then add melted butter and milk. Stir until smooth.
• Carefully and quickly dip each piece of cake into the chocolate, letting the extra chocolate drip off and then cover in coconut.
• Transfer to a cake rack to dry and cool.

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