 Lamington cut open | |
| Type | Sponge cake |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Australia |
| Region or state | Queensland |
| Main ingredients | Cake, chocolate sauce, desiccated coconut |
A lamington is an Australian cake made from squares of butter cake or sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut. The thin mixture is absorbed into the outside of the sponge cake and left to set, giving the cake a distinctive texture. A common variation has a layer of cream or strawberry jam between two lamington halves.[1][2]
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- ^ Wong, Jennifer (24 January 2019). "Everything you need to know about lamingtons, the most Australian cake". ABC Life. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2019.