Lamingtons

Recipe from Core 5 magazine "Faces: Australia Through Time"

For cake:
4 eggs
3/4c sugar
1/2tsp vanilla
3/4c sifted cake flour
1/4tsp salt
1tsp baking powder

*preheat oven 375º
*in small bowl separate yolks from eggs, putting whites into larger bowl
*add vanilla and 1/4c of the sugar to the yolks and mix, set aside
*beat whites, adding remaining sugar gradually until stiff peaks form
*fold in yolk mixture
*add in flour, salt and baking powder, blend until smooth
*place into 9x12" or 10 1/2x15" pan that is lined with wax paper
*bake 12min, until center springs back when tested
*let sit in pan for 10min, then place on cooling rack and remove wax paper; cool completely
*cut into 12-15 squares, depending on size of pan

Icing:
2c powdered sugar
1 1/2T butter, melted
3T cocoa
boiling water
*mix first 3 with enough boiling water to make runny icing
*first dip square of cake into icing then roll in coconut
(I find it easiest to save one hand for the dipping, and the other for the rolling)
*leave on cooking rack to let harden/dry