lamington recipe

The ingredients :

Cake

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 3 eggs
• pinch salt
• 3/4 cup caster suger
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cup self raising flour

Icing

• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 big tablespoon butter
• Hot water to make a very runny icing
• 3 cups coconut

Steps for preaparation:

1. Cake : cream suganr & butter ,then beat in  vanilla & eggs
2. gradually mix in flour and milk, pour into lamington tin (rectangle) bake for 30 minutes. in moderate oven 
3. Icing: mix all ingredients with hot water to thin runny icing.
4. Finally, cut cake into square, coat well in watery icing and then cover with coconut.this bit is a bit fiddly I use a fork.
5. you can freeze it if you want 
6. Then enjoy 
7. serve & enjoy