Lamingtons

Preheat the oven to 325F. Grease a baking dish with butter and line with parchment paper.

Cream the sugar and softened butter with the paddle attachment.

Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until well combined.

Sift the flour, salt and baking powder; add the flour mixture and the milk alternately until combined, starting with the flour.

Pour the batter into the pan and smooth the surface.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes (done here at about 23 minutes), until a thin knife or toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Cool the cake, trim the edges, and cut it cold into one and a quarter inch pieces.

Whisk the icing sugar, cocoa powder and boiling water to a syrupy consistency.

Roll each piece in the chocolate syrup with two forks, lift it, roll it in the desiccated coconut with another fork, and set it on a rack.