Lemon lamingtons

Carolyn Robertson
Julie Le Clerc
By
Julie Le Clerc

Cook, author, food stylist and presenter.

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Makes 12 lamingtons.

Ingredients

1 packetJelly crystals, lemon (Main)
1 ¼ cupsWater, boiling
2 cupsShredded coconut
225 gSponge cakes, store bought (Main)
½ cupCream, lightly whipped
3 TbspLemon curd (Main)
⅓ cupCherry 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.