Vegan Lamingtons

Ingredients for the sponge:

• 200 g of all-purpose flour
• 100 g of coconut flour
• 60 g of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 2 pinches of salt
• 2 tablespoons of mandarin spice
• 350 ml of sparkling water
• 50 ml of oil
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar

Ingredients for the coatings:

• 150 g of dark vegan chocolate
• 100 ml of water
• 150 g of coconut shreds

Preparation:

1. Mix all-purpose flour, coconut flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.
   
2. In a separate bowl add oil, sugar, mandarin spice and vanilla extract and mix with an electric mixer.
   
3. When sugar is dissolved, add sparkling water and apple cider vinegar and mix at low speed.
4. Start adding flour and coconut mixture, slowly spoon by spoon.
   Mix well but don't overmix it.
   
5. Pour the batter into the greased baking tray and place it in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes.
6. Cool it down and cut it into cubes.
   
7. Melt the chocolate over the double boiler and add hot water. Take it out of the double boiler and place it on low heat and simmer for 3 minutes while stirring.
8. Coat cake sponges into melted chocolate, using a fork and letting redundant chocolate drip off the sponge.
   
9. Coat it with coconut shreds and cool it down before serving.