Croatian Čupavci Recipe (Australian Lamingtons)
These tasty treats are a European version of the famous Australian Lamingtons. Čupavci are a sponge cake dipped in chocolate sauce and covered with coconut. Elements 3 eggs 150 g sugar (3/4 cup) 100 ml oil (6 3/4 tablespoons) 100 ml milk (1/2 cup) 130 g all-purpose flour (7/8 cup) 10 g baking powder (2 teaspoons) Pinch…
Mix egg yolks and oil with the sugar and easily add flour and baking powder and so as the milk. Add a pinch of salt and gently stir in the egg whites using the spatula 3.
Pour the mixture in a baking tray covered with parchment paper and bake in a heated oven (180°C/350°F) for 20 minutes 4. Let the sponge cake to rest for half an hour to cool down and then cut it in the same size pieces.
I have cut my cake in almost cubic shape but feel free to do rectangles as you like 5. Melt the chocolate with butter and milk to get a sauce 6.
Quickly dip all sides of the squares into chocolate, then roll them in coconut. It gets a little messy, but the results are worth it 7.
- Who: Croatian · Australian Lamington
- Figures: 0.5 pound
