Serves 8 | Prep time: 30 mins | Cooking time: 20 mins
INGREDIENTS
Sponge
- 70g / 2.4oz Nuttelex (vegan butter), melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Good pinch of salt
- 150ml / 5fl oz soy milk
- 1 cup + 1 Tbsp self raising flour
Filling
- Raspberry jam and vegan buttercream* (see note)
Coating
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 2 heaped Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder
- Good pinch of salt
- 80ml / 2.7fl oz soy milk
- 2 Tbsp melted Nuttelex (or other vegan margarine)
- 1/2 Tbsp hot water
- Desiccated coconut, for rolling
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 175C / 350F. Line a 9”x5” (~23x13cm) loaf tin with non-stick baking paper.
- In a bowl, combine melted Nuttelex, sugar, vanilla, salt and soy milk. Whisk to combine. Add in self-raising flour and whisk to form a smooth batter. Don’t over mix!
- Pour mixture into prepared tin and bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Leave in tin for 5 minutes and then turn out and let sponge cool thoroughly.
- Once cooled, split the sponge into half evenly with a serrated knife. Spread Raspberry Jam on each cut side of the sponge.
- Once spread, repeat by spreading vegan buttercream (see note) on top of the raspberry jam layer for both sponges.
- Finally, put sponge layers back together, with both iced sides meeting in the middle once again.
- Cut the sponge into 8 squares and set aside in the refrigerator for 15 minutes whilst making chocolate coating.
- To prepare chocolate coating, whisk all ingredients to combine.
- Dip each sponge square into icing and immediately roll in Desiccated Coconut. Repeat with remaining sponge squares and then store Lamingtons in an airtight box in the refrigerator, until ready to serve.
Note: *I make a simple Vegan Buttercream by whipping Nuttelex, Vanilla Extract and Icing Sugar to taste till light and fluffy.
I turned the recipe into one large lamington for my daughters wedding cake, it was a huge hit with everyone vegan or not
Wow, that’s wonderful to know! Congratulations for your daughter!
These lamingtons are so easy and very delicious and sweet. The sweetness is balanced by the coconut and chocolate making a decadent vegan treat.
thanks for the feedback Simon!
Best and easiest lamingtons ever
super delicious and easy! sponge was light and fluffy. Didn’t bother with the coffee, jam or buttercream and was still good!
These lamingtons are the bomb, so easy ?
Is there a good substitute for the coffee?
Hi Ruth, If you don’t like the coffee flavour you could use cocoa powder instead, or leave it out :)
These are the best!
Perfection! Made without the middle layer. Quick, simple, and delicious
Best vegan laminating recipe
ive made this 3 times now, its delicious, but my end result keep falling apart. i dont know if its too dry or just because i have a bad oven. :^( does anyone know how i could fix it?
Easy and delicious recipe, the chocolate coating is delicious :) Made it simpler by leaving out the jam and buttercream in the middle and it worked great!
So yummy!