Рецепт Lamington Cake for Australia Day

It is Australia Day today, and a public holiday Australia-wide. It is a divisive day on the calendar, which many of you will be aware I am marking the day with a Lamington Cake made from a quarter of this recipe, baked in a 6”  I used a half recipe for the icing and the cream, because I have found that a quarter recipe is not enough for a quarter sized I used cherry and black pepper jam in the filling - it waa great to have that pepper hit against  the sweetness.To make this cake (full size), you will need:250g butter1 1/2 cups sugar4 eggs3 teaspoons vanilla2 1/2 cups plain flour1 tablespoon baking powder2/3 cups milkIcing2 cups icing sugar1/4 cup cocoa powder1/4 cup boiling water20g butter1 cup dessicated coconutFilling2-3…