The National Day for one of Australia’s icons, the Lamington, is coming up on 21st July. A staple treat lining the bakery cabinet of bakeries across Australia for over 100 years, we couldn’t let the day pass without sharing one of our lamington recipes, with a twist of course! Try our double chocolate lamington recipe and let us know how it stacks up against the classic!
INGREDIENTS
| Ingredients | Weight |
|---|---|
| Lamington | |
| MAURI NCF Utility Cake Mix | 2.000kg |
| Eggs | 0.400kg |
| Water | 0.800kg |
| Fine Dark Cocoa Powder | 0.280kg |
| Chocolate Dipping Sauce | |
| Icing Sugar | 0.950kg |
| Cocoa Powder (Sieved) | 0.150kg |
| Boiling Water | 0.160kg |
| Unsalted Butter (Melted) | 0.150kg |
| Chocolate Buttercream | |
| Castor Sugar | 0.300kg |
| Water | 0.180kg |
| Glucose | 0.150kg |
| Egg Yolks | 18pce |
| Unsalted Butter (Softened) | 0.900kg |
| Dark Chocolate | 0.210kg |
LAMINGTON METHOD
STEP 01
Add water, eggs and NCF Utility Cake Mix in a bowl.
STEP 02
Using a whisk attachment, mix on low speed for 1 minute. Scrape down.
STEP 03
Mix for a further 5 minutes on high speed.
STEP 04
Mix for a further 5 minutes on medium speed.
STEP 05
Fold in by hand the cocoa powder and mix well to combine.
STEP 06
Scale off mixture into baking paper lined 600 x 400mm slab tray/pan at 3000g.
STEP 07
Bake at approximately 175°C for 25 minutes.
CHOCOLATE DIPPING SAUCE METHOD
STEP 01
Mix all ingredients together, whisking by hand until smooth and free of lumps.
CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM METHOD
STEP 01
Boil the water, glucose and sugar together and cook syrup to 120°C (soft ball stage).
STEP 02
Blend egg yolks in a mixing bowl on medium speed.
STEP 03
Once the sugar syrup has reached 120°C, slowly stream the hot mixture over the whisking eggs until all syrup is in the bowl.
STEP 04
Turn speed of machine up to high and continue to whisk until mixture cools down and doubles in volume.
STEP 05
Fold the softened butter into the egg mixture and continue to mix until light and aerated.
STEP 06
Lastly, whisk in melted dark chocolate and mix until smooth and well combined.
ASSEMBLY
STEP 01
Cut lamington cake into 6cm squares.
STEP 02
Dip lamington in warm chocolate sauce and roll in shredded coconut.
STEP 03
Set lamingtons aside in the fridge to set.
STEP 04
Cut lamingtons in half and fill with chocolate buttercream using a star shape-piping nozzle.
Baking times will vary depending on the oven.
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