Jelly Lamingtons

Method15 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees celsius (fan-forced).

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   Step 2: Grease two small square cake tins (20cm x 20cm approx) and line with baking paper.

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   Step 3: Cream butter (230 grams) and sugar (2 cups) on med-high in a stand mixer.

   Uses 2 cups caster sugar · 230 grams butter

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   Step 4: Reduce mixer speed to slow and add eggs (6) one at a time.

   Uses Creamed butter and caster sugar · 6 eggs

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   Step 5: Add vanilla essence (1 teaspoon) and beat on medium-high speed again for a minute or two.

   Uses Butter-sugar mixture with six eggs · 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

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   Step 6: Reduce mixer speed to slow and add a little of the sifted dry ingredients. Add a little of the milk (3/4 cup) and then keep adding dry ingredients and milk alternately until all the ingredients are combined.

   Uses Prepared butter-sugar-egg-vanilla mixture · 2 cups plain flour · 1 teaspoon bicarb soda · 2 teaspoons cream of tartar · 1/2 teaspoon salt · 3/4 cup milk

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   Step 7: Pour equal parts of the mixture into the two prepared cake tins.

   Uses Prepared sponge batter

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   Step 8: Place in oven and cook for 35-40 minutes.

   Bake cake · 40 minUses Sponge batter divided between two lined tins

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   Step 9: Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing cakes from tins.

   Cool in tin · 10 minUses Baked sponge cakes

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    Step 10: Once completely cool, trim the sides, top and bottom of the cakes and then cut each square into 9 smaller squares.

    Uses Unmoulded sponge cakes

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    Step 11: Pour jelly crystals (85 grams) into a bowl and add one cup of boiling water. Stir to dissolve. Add another cold cup of water and continue stirring until all the crystals are dissolved.

    Uses 85 grams jelly crystals (one packet of raspberry Aeroplane jelly or your favourite flavour) · 1 cup boiling water to dissolve jelly crystals · 1 cup cold water for jelly coating

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    Step 12: Place jelly into fridge to part set. This should take about 1 1/2 to 2 hours and the jelly should be an egg white like consistency.

    Part-set jelly · 105 minUses Dissolved jelly mixture

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    Step 13: Once jelly mixture has reached the right consistency dip each cake square in the jelly mixture, coating the entire surface.

    Uses Eighteen cooled trimmed cake squares · Partially set jelly with egg-white-like consistency

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    Step 14: Dip into a bowl containing the coconut, again coating the entire surface.

    Uses Jelly-coated cake squares · 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut

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    Step 15: Place the coated squares on a lined tray and refrigerate until the jelly is set. Keep in the fridge and serve cold or allow a portion to come to room temperature for serving.

    Refrigerate until jelly coating is setUses Coconut-coated jelly lamingtons