Sponge cake with coconut chocolate coating (Lamingtons)
Sponge cake with coconut chocolate coating (Lamingtons) is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the pastry category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 120 g flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 4 eggs
- 150 g sugar
- 400 g dark chocolate couverture
- 75 ml heavy cream (at least 30% fat)
- 200 g coconut flakes
Instructions
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1.
Preheat the oven to 180°C with fan and top/bottom heat. Combine the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites with 4 tbsp cold water until stiff peaks form while gradually adding the sugar. Fold in the yolks. Sift the dry mixture over the wet batter and fold gently.
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Spread the batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes. Remove and let cool.
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3.
Melt the chocolate couverture with the cream in a saucepan. Cut the sponge into 2x5 cm squares and dip each square into the chocolate cream using a fork. Sprinkle with coconut flakes and allow to dry.
