Phase One:
100g Plain Flour
¼tsp Baking Powder
4 Eggs
110g Caster Sugar
50g Unsalted Butter, melted
Phase 2:
225g Icing Sugar
50g Cocoa, sifted
125ml Boiling Water
30ml Milk
40g Melted Butter
100g Desiccated Coconut, to coat
Lucinda Hamilton creates some Lamingtons
Phase 1: Light Sponge Recipe Phase 2:
- words: Lucinda Hamilton
- pictures: David Merewether
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