LAMINGTONS BY Diana E

  INGREDIENTS:                       FOR THE ICING:

-225g softened butter                  -115g icing sugar
-175g aster sugar                        -1 tablespoon cocoa powder
-6 tablespoons milk                  -30g desiccated coconut
-225g self-raising flour.            -a baking tray 18x28cm 

                                                        -oven temperature 170 ºC.
 
Fist put the butter and  sugar in a bowl.Beat them together with a
wooden spoon until thick and creamy.
 
Then beat the eggs, then add them to the butter mixture bit by bit. Stir in the milk.

After,  sift the flour into a bowl. Fold it gently into the cake mixture with a metal spoon.
Do not beat it.

Next, grease and line  the baking tray. Pour in the mixture and smooth 
the top with a knife.
 
Later, bake the cake for 25-30 minutes, until it is golden brown. Take it out of the 
oven and let it cool a little.

After that, cut the cake into seven  square centimetres. Use a spatula to lift them onto a wire rack. Leave them to cool.

Next, sift the sugar and cocoa powder into a small bowl. Add the water, to make smooth, runny icing.

Finally, spread icing onto the top of each square, letting it run down the sides.
Sprinkle a little coconut over each one.