Aussie, Aussie, Aussie at QT Gold Coast!

If for some reason, you sadly cannot join us for our Australia Day ‘Beats, Burgers and Bikini’s’ at Stingray lounge bar, then we’ll forgive you (on this one occasion).

In fact, we’ll even give you a quick and easy recipe for the perfect share plate to take to your Aussie Day Bash – The Fair Dinkum Lamington Cake.

Ingredients:

• 190g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla-bean paste (see note) or vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/3 cups (350g) self-raising flour, sifted
• 1 cup (250ml) milk
• 220g dark chocolate
• 1 cup (250ml) thickened cream
• 1 cup desiccated or shredded coconut

Method:

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170°C. Grease and line a 20cm-square cake pan. Process butter and sugar in a processor for 2 minutes until light. Add 1 tsp vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, pulsing after each until just combined. In 3 alternating batches, add flour and milk, pulsing to combine. Pour into pan and bake for 55-60 minutes until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes, then turn onto a rack to cool completely.

Step 2

Meanwhile, stir chocolate, cream and remaining vanilla in a heatproof bowl over simmering water until smooth (don’t let the bowl touch water). Chill for 20 minutes to thicken. Spread this icing over the cake, then sprinkle top and sides with coconut.

This delightful recipe was taken from one of our favourite recipe sites, taste.com.au.