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Pandan Coconut Lamington

Pandan Coconut Lamingtons

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  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
  • Yield: 16 cubes 1x
  • Category: cakes, desserts, snacks
  • Cuisine: Australian cake

Description

This lamington cake recipe is a fusion cake recipe. It is full of the fragrance of Pandan and coconut, combined with the famous classic Australian lamington cake. These delicious square cakes are coated with velvety white chocolate icing and sprinkled with desiccated coconut. They are moist and utterly yummy. These lovely cube Pandan lamingtons are not only delicious, they are super easy to make.


Ingredients

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For the batter

  • 250 g unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 4 pcs egg yolks
  • 200 g all-purpose flour (sifted)
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 65 ml coconut milk
  • 1/2 tsp Pandan paste
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt

For the meringue

  • 4 pcs egg whites
  • 1/2 tsp vinegar (lemon juice / cream of tartar)
  • 40 g caster sugar

For the coating

  • 400 g white chocolate
  • 200 ml whipping cream (min. 35% milk fat pure cream)
  • 300 g desiccated coconut

Instructions

For the preparation

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 165ยฐC. Grease a 7" square baking tin and line it with parchment paper. Set it aside.
  2. Separate the egg white and egg yolks into two bowls. Set aside.

Making the Pandan butter cake

  1. Sift the flour, baking powder and sea salt. Set aside.
  2. Add the Pandan paste into the coconut milk. Mix well and set aside.
  3. Fit an electric mixer with a paddle attachment. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and 100g sugar in medium speed until the mixture turns light and fluffy.
  4. Add the egg yolks to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
  5. Add the Pandan coconut milk mixture into the cake batter. Mix well. Set this aside.
  6. Then, add the sifted flour, baking powder and sea salt to the mixture. Mix until well combined. Set aside.

Making the meringue

  1. Fit an electric mixer with a whisk attachment. In a dry clean mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites in a low speed until it is foamy. Then add the vinegar.
  2. Then, gradually add the 40g sugar in 3 portions. Then turn the mixer into medium high speed and whisk the egg white mixture until stiff peak form.

Folding the meringue into the cake batter

  1. Transfer 1/3 of the meringue into the cake batter mixture. Fold it into the cake batter GENTLY using a whisk. At the beginning, you may find it the batter is a bit stiff but more meringue you add in, the more loosen the batter is.
  2. Divide the remaining meringue into 2 batches, gently fold each batch into the cake batter mixture until no white streaks remain.

Baking and cooling the cake

  1. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared greased pan.
  2. Smooth the top with an offset spatula and bake this at 165ยฐC for about 30-35 mins or until an inserted skewer emerges cleanly.
  3. Once baked, remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 10-15 mins before transferring it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  4. When cool completely, wrap it well in cling film / foil and refrigerate for around an hour to set. This will help the cake become more stable and crumble less when you dip it in the icing.

Coating the Pandan cubes

  1. Combine chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. When chocolate begins to melt, stir gently until combined and smooth and set aside in a warm place.
  2. Unwrapped the cake and trim off the dome to create a level cake top.
  3. Cut the butter cake into regular squares of about 4-5 cm.
    Panda Butter cake
  4. Scatter desiccated coconut over a tray. Place a wire rack on top of a large baking tray that will catch the possible white chocolate or coconut drippings.
  5. Using 2 forks, dip each square into the ganache and shake to remove excess. (If ganache starts to thicken, place bowl over gently simmering water to thin.) Roll each square in coconut, shake off excess and place on a wire rack.
  6. Stand for around 30 mins or until chocolate sets. Serve with a cup of coffee or tea!

Notes

  • Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 534
  • Sugar: 25.4
  • Sodium: 153
  • Fat: 41.4
  • Saturated Fat: 28.8
  • Carbohydrates: 38.3
  • Fiber: 3.6
  • Protein: 5.9
  • Cholesterol: 100