Lamington Cake – vanilla sponge cake topped with chocolate and coconut, then topped with homemade strawberry jam and mascarpone and whipped cream. The combination is simply heavenly and simply melts in your mouth. Hope you will try it out and enjoy as much as we did.
Source:Home Cooking Adventure
Makes about 10-12 servings
vanilla cake
3 eggs
1/3 cup (70g) sugar
1 teaspoon (5g) vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon (1g) salt
3/4 cup (95g) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons (20g) butter, melted
sugar syrup
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
3 tablespoons (50ml) water
Strawberry filling
9 oz (250g) strawberries, fresh or frozen
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
1 tablespoon (15ml) lemon juice
chocolate glaze
4 oz (120g) semi-sweet chocolate
5 oz (140g) whipped cream
Mascarpone Frosting
9 oz (250g) Mascarpone cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup (60g) powdered sugar
1 teaspoon (5g) vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups (300g) whipped cream, chilled
1/2 tbsp (5g) gelatin powder
2 tablespoons (30g) water
