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Our version of this crowd-pleasing Aussie dessert – with sponge cake and desiccated coconut – is ready in just 15 minutes.

  • Serves16
  • Prep time15 minutes
Giant three layers lamington cake

Ingredients

  • 615g btl Coles Chocolate Topping
  • 1 cup (80g) desiccated coconut
  • 1 cup (80g) shredded coconut
  • 2 x 450g pkts Coles Double Sponge Unfilled Cake
  • 1/3 cup (110g) raspberry jam
  • 200g vanilla buttercream
  • Raspberries, to serve
  • Flaked coconut, to serve

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Pour chocolate topping into a rimmed baking tray. Combine the desiccated coconut and shredded coconut on a separate tray. Working in batches, dip 3 cakes from the 2 cake packets in the topping, turning to coat all sides (reserve the remaining cake for another use). Dip in the coconut mixture and turn to coat.
  2. Step 2

    Place 1 cake on a serving plate. Spread the top with half the jam. Place buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle. Pipe half the buttercream over the jam. Top with another layer of cake and the remaining jam and remaining buttercream. Top with a final layer of cake. Sprinkle with raspberries and flaked coconut to serve.

Giant lamington cake

Giant lamington cake
  • Serves16
  • Prep time15 minutes
Ingredients
  • 615g btl Coles Chocolate Topping
  • 1 cup (80g) desiccated coconut
  • 1 cup (80g) shredded coconut
  • 2 x 450g pkts Coles Double Sponge Unfilled Cake
  • 1/3 cup (110g) raspberry jam
  • 200g vanilla buttercream
  • Raspberries, to serve
  • Flaked coconut, to serve
    Description

    Our version of this crowd-pleasing Aussie dessert – with sponge cake and desiccated coconut – is ready in just 15 minutes.

    Method
    1. Step 1

      Pour chocolate topping into a rimmed baking tray. Combine the desiccated coconut and shredded coconut on a separate tray. Working in batches, dip 3 cakes from the 2 cake packets in the topping, turning to coat all sides (reserve the remaining cake for another use). Dip in the coconut mixture and turn to coat.
    2. Step 2

      Place 1 cake on a serving plate. Spread the top with half the jam. Place buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle. Pipe half the buttercream over the jam. Top with another layer of cake and the remaining jam and remaining buttercream. Top with a final layer of cake. Sprinkle with raspberries and flaked coconut to serve.