Recipes · Australian · Cakes
Lamington
One serving has 479 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (46%), manganese (43%), phosphorus (30%), riboflavin (23%) and selenium (22%). Ready in 55 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (140 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, cake
- 18 g Sugar
- 22 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 12 g Butter, unsalted
- 0.6 g Baking powder
- 10 g Milk, whole
- 8 g Jam
- 6 g Cocoa powder
- 20 g Sugar, powdered
- 8 g Water
- 15 g Coconut, desiccated
Method
- Heat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and line a small cake tin.
- Beat the butter and sugar until pale, beat in the egg, then fold in the flour and baking powder with the milk.
- Pour into the tin and bake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean; cool completely, ideally overnight, so it slices cleanly.
- Cut the sponge into a cube and split it once to spread the jam through the middle.
- Whisk the cocoa, powdered sugar, remaining butter and boiling water into a smooth, runny chocolate icing.
- Dip the sponge cube in the chocolate icing to coat all sides, letting the excess drip off.
- Roll straight away in the desiccated coconut to coat, and leave to set on a rack.
- Makes 1 lamington from this sponge; multiply everything by 15 and cut a full tray into cubes for more.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 479 kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 66.9 g | |
| Water | 41.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.1 g | 17% |
| Protein | 7.1 g | 15% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.27 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.32 g | |
| Leucine | 0.54 g | |
| Lysine | 0.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.13 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.36 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.42 g | |
| Histidine | 0.16 g | |
| Fat | 22.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.78 g | |
| Saturated | 16 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 109 mg | |
| Calcium | 87.3 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.41 mg | 46% |
| Iron | 3.3 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 51.1 mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 0.78 mg | 43% |
| Phosphorus | 208 mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 247 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 12.3 µg | 22% |
| Sodium | 94.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 15% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.6 mg | 12% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.62 mg | 12% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 52.5 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.26 µg | 11% |
| Choline | 75.3 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 122 µg | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 0.93 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 23.1 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.6 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 1.2 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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