Gluten Free Lamingtons
These gluten free lamingtons are moist square vanilla sponge cakes that are coated in a chocolate sauce and covered in delicious desiccated coconut. This is a traditional Australian dessert that is popular across the world.
Servings 9 lamingtons
Ingredients
Sponge Cake
- 200 g Granulated Sugar
- 4 Eggs Large
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 180 g Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour Recipe link in notes
- 2 tsp Xanthan Gum Omit if your flour blend already contains it
- 20 g Cornstarch
- 1 ¼ tsp Baking Powder
- 100 g Canola Oil Or vegetable oil
Chocolate Sauce & Topping
- 35 g Melted Butter
- 120 ml Milk
- 30 g Cocoa Powder
- 200 g Icing Sugar
- Pinch Salt
- 150 g Coconut Use more as needed
Instructions
Sponge Cake
- Preheat your oven to 170°C/340°F (150°C/300°F with fan).
- Prepare a 20cm (8inch) square pan with baking paper or non-stick oil spray.
- Add your sugar, eggs and vanilla to a medium bowl. Mix until thickened and light and fluffy.
- Drizzle the oil slowly into the egg mixture while mixing and mix until well combined.
- Sift flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt into the egg mixture. Fold in gently making sure you don't lose too much air that has been whipped into the egg mixture.
- Pour and even out your mixture in your prepared pan.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes until a skewer or toothpick comes out clean. Don't open the oven to early or you risk the middle falling flat.
- Let cool completely before dipping.
Chocolate sauce
- Mix all your sauce ingredients together in a bowl until smooth.
Dipping
- Cut your sponge cake into 9 pieces.
- Cover the bottom of a small bowl with some desiccated coconut.
- Take one piece between your thumb and forefinger and dip into the chocolate sauce. Scrape off any excess chocolate sauce on the side of the bowl.
- Place the dipped piece on top of the desiccated coconut and using your hand or spoon cover the sides and top with coconut. Roll again if necessary. Rinse your hand in between to make dipping cleaner and easier.
- Continue until all pieces are complete.
Notes
*You can find the best All-purpose Gluten Free Flour Blend here