Lamington Tiramisu Recipe: Retro Aussie Dessert for Australia Day

Lamington Tiramisu

An Original Recipe by Not Quite Nigella

• 750g store bought lamingtons* (to make your own see recipe below)

• 2 teaspoons coffee powder

• 2 teaspoons warm water

• 500grams/1 pound mascarpone

• 1/2 cup icing sugar

• 400ml cream

• 1/4 cup sugar

• 1/4 cup kahlua or frangelico

• 100g /3.5 oz  raspberry jam

• 1.5 packets of Iced Vovo biscuit to decorate (optional)

• 2 teaspoon cocoa powder to decorate

If making one large Lamington Tiramisu cake:

Step 1 - In a small cup, dissolve the coffee powder in some warm water. Beat the mascarpone with 1/2 cup of icing sugar and coffee mixture until thick and able to keep its shape and set aside. In another bowl, whip the cream with 1/4 cup of sugar until stiff and set aside.

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Step 2 - Line a square or round springform cake tin with half of the lamingtons fitting them snugly or trimming them if necessary. Drizzle with half of the kahlua or frangelico and then spread with raspberry jam. Then spoon over the coffee mascarpone and then smooth this out with a palette knife. Place a second layer of lamingtons and repeat with kahlua or frangelico and then spoon over whipped cream and using a clean palette knife smooth this over.

Step 3 - Spread a little cream behind an Iced Vovo biscuit and stick onto the side of the cake.

If making individual Lamington Tiramisus:

Step 1 - Take a lamington and spread it with raspberry jam. Sprinkle a teaspoon or so of kahlua or frangelico and then spread some coffee mascarpone on top. Top with another lamington and repeat with raspberry jam and kahlua or frangelico. Then top with whipped cream and affix Iced Vovo biscuit on top.

Making your own lamingtons

You will need

• 750g sponge cake

• 3 cups icing sugar

• 2/3 cup cocoa

• 100g/3.5 ozs butter chopped up

• 3/4 cup boiling water

• 3 cups dessicated coconut

Step 1 - Cut sponge into desired pieces-lamingtons are usually square or rectangular. Place dessicated coconut on a large plate or bowl.

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Step 2 - Sift icing sugar and cocoa together. Mix the boiling water and butter until butter has melted and then stir into icing sugar and cocoa mix and mix until a smooth glossy icing is made. Dip sponge pieces in briefly coating the sponge all over and allow the excess chocolate to drip off. Place on coconut and using two forks, roll the chocolate coated sponge in the coconut. Having made a lamington, you are now granted honorary Australian citizenship! :)

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