Food Australia: What is Lamington?

The Lamington is a scrumptious dessert staple of Australian culinary culture – and history.

Traditionally, Lamington is a small and pure sponge cake, soaked in melted chocolate sauce, and then rolling in the dry coconut. This is an iconic Australian cuisine. Local people often like to eat a few pieces of Lamington when they drink tea or drink coffee.

It’s origins are attributed to Lord Lamington. The story goes that one of Lord Lamington's kitchen maids accidentally dropped his favourite sponge cake into some melted chocolate. And being a thrifty fellow, rather than throw the cake away, he suggested that they roll it in dried coconut to protect the fingers.

This innovative version: a huge version of the Lamington Cream Cake, Delicious Chocolate, Coconut Recipe, A Wonderful Sweet Cake Delivers Delicious Enjoy~

You may need to cut the huge Lamington cake, cut into even small squares, or smaller squares than I imagined. But no matter how small, we have been successful, and if you are interested in cutting Lamington, please feel free to test!

Written by Sophia Chen