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Lemon lamingtons

Julie Le Clerc

Publication: NZ Herald

NZ Herald

Ratings: 5.0 / 5 FROM 1

Lemon lamingtons

Photo by Carolyn Robertson

5.0 / 5 FROM 1

Makes 12 lamingtons.

Ingredients

1 packet Jelly crystals, lemon
1¼ cups Water, boiling
2 cups Shredded coconut
225 g Sponge cakes, store bought
½ cup Cream, lightly whipped
3 Tbsp Lemon curd
⅓ cup Cherry jam, or use strawberry jam

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine jelly crystals with boiling water and stir until crystals dissolve.
  2. Place jelly mixture in the fridge to cool and slightly set. 
  3. Trim any dark edges from sponge cake and slice into 12 equal squares or rectangles, as desired.
  4. Spread coconut out on a tray.
  5. Dip all sides of each sponge square in cold jelly mixture and then roll in coconut to coat.
  6. Cut a slit in the top of each lamington. 
  7. Combine whipped cream and lemon curd and place a tablespoon or two in the slit of each lamington.
  8. Decorate with a teaspoon of cherry jam.
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