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//Lemington- a traditional small sponge cake covered in chocolate icing and sprinkled with coconut candy//
=**SPONGE CAKE**= =3 eggs= =1/2 cup castor sugar= =3/4 cup self-raising flour= =1/4 cup cornflour= =15g (1/2oz) butter= =3 tablespoons hot water= =Beat eggs until thick and creamy. Gradually add sugar. Continue beating until sugar completely dissolved. Fold in sifted SR flour and cornflour, then combined water and butter. Pour mixture into prepared lamington tins 18cm x 28cm (7in x 11in). Bake in moderate oven approximately 30 mins. Let cake stand in pan for 5 min before turning out onto wire rack.= =**CHOCOLATE ICING** 3 cups desiccated coconut= =500g (1lb) icing sugar= =1/3 cup cocoa (extra cocoa can be added, according to taste)= =15g (1/2oz) butter= =1/2 cup milk= =Sift icing sugar and cocoa into heatproof bowl. Stir in butter and milk. Stir over a pan of hot water until icing is smooth and glossy. Trim brown top and sides from cake. Cut into 16 even pieces. Holding each piece on a fork, dip each cake into icing. Hold over bowl a few minutes to drain off excess chocolate. Toss in coconut or sprinkle to coat. Place on oven tray to set. (Cake is easier to handle if made the day before. Sponge cake or butter cake may be used. May be filled with jam and cream.)=

1= c Butter, room temperature -cut into eight pieces
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 * Ingredients:
 * Ingredients:

1/2 c Butter 1/4 c Whipping cream 1/2 c Firm packed brown sugar PLUS 1 tb Firm packed brown sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla

Plus extra to butter pan 1 < c Chopped pitted dates 1 ts Baking soda 2 ea Eggs 1 < c All purpose flour = ts Salt 1= ts Vanilla 1 >4 ts Baking powder

Directions:This Australian recipe, a very moist cake, not what we'd call a pudding, has taken Down Under by storm. you'll find it on restaurant and dinner party menus across that country. This version was printed recently by the New York times.

TO PREPARE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch round baking pan withsides at least 2 inches high, such as a springform pan.

Place the dates in a saucepan and cover with water (about 1-1/2 cups). Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer and cook for 3 minutes. Add the baking soda (the mixture will foam) and set aside.

In a bowl, cream the cut up butter, sugar and eggs, adding the eggs one at a time. Gently mix in the flour, salt and vanilla. Stowly stir in the baking powder and 1/4 cup of the liquid from cooking the dates, until the cake mixture resembles thick pancake batter. Drain off remainder of date cooking liquid and discard. Stir in the dates.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until cooked in the center.

TO PREPARE CARAMEL SAUCE: Combine the butter, whipping cream, brown sugar and vanilla. Bring to a boil; reduce to simmer, and cook for 3 minutes. TO SERVE: Drizzle some of the sauce over the cake as it is cooling. Serve the rest of the sauce separately. Makes 10 servings Per Serving: Calories: 384 (4% protein, 47% carbohydrate, 50% fat) Protein: 4 grams Fat: 22 grams Cholesterol: 100 mg Carbohydrate: 46 grams Sodium: 441 mg Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1-1/2 starch, 4-1/2 fat Source: Oregonian FoodDay 1995 Typos by Dorothy Flatman MMMMM ||

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As Australia became more populated a spread called vegemite started being manufactured. It’s used as a spread on toast, in soup and in casseroles. This food icon of Australia was developed by an Australian technologist. His name was Cyril P Callister. It was later marketed by a Melbourne businessman, Fred Walker. Vegemite is made from the yeast left-over from beer making processes. Vegemite is 10% salt making it have a very salty flavor.

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A jar of the British version of Marmite It is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful taste that polarises consumer opinion. This is reflected in the company's marketing slogan: "Love it or hate it". It is similar to the [|Australian] [|Vegemite] and [|Swiss] [|Cenovis], and is suitable for [|vegetarians] and [|vegans]. There is also an Australian version of "Marmite", although this uses a different recipe, and has a much stronger flavour that is comparatively sweet. The image on the front of the British jar shows a [|marmite] ([|French], "large covered earthenware or metal cooking pot").[|[1]] The British Marmite was originally supplied in [|earthenware] pots, but has long been sold in glass jars that approximate the shape of such pots.[|[2]] A thinner version in squeezable plastic jars was introduced in March 2006.(similar to vegimite)
 * Marmite** is a [|British] [|savoury] [|spread] made from [|yeast extract], a [|by-product] of [|beer] [|brewing].