Lamington pain perdu — ooooh, look at you!

Name: Lamington pain perdu — ooooh, look at you!
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 4
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) butter, softened; 100 g (3½ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 50 g (1¾ oz) fresh coconut; 50 g (1¾ oz) raspberry jam; 150 ml (5 fl oz) full-cream (whole) milk; 100 g (3½ oz) dark chocolate, plus extra for grating; pinch of salt flakes; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 30 g (2 oz/¼ cup) fresh raspberries, to serve; 80 ml (2½ fl oz/⅓ cup) thickened (whipping) cream, to serve; four 5 cm (2 in) slices brioche loaf, crusts removed and trimmed to 5 cm (2 in) cubes

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Chefs Eat Toasties Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2017

About

Lamingtons have become a big part of my life – admittedly too big. However, these simply constructed, but difficult-to-master, classics are something to celebrate.

Ingredients

Bread

four 5 cm (2 in) slices brioche loaf, crusts removed and trimmed to 5 cm (2 in) cubes

Sandwich
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Put the brioche cubes in a sealed container and place them in the refrigerator for 1 hour to dry out and harden up (this will help with soaking). Put the chocolate in a bowl.
Put the milk in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat. Melt half the chocolate and reserve the remaining chocolate for the end. Pour the scalded milk over