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Lamingtons

Name: Lamingtons
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 16
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 150g All-purpose flour; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 100g Butter; 120g Sugar; 2 Egg; 80ml Milk; 250g Powdered sugar; 4 tbsp Cocoa powder; 20g (for the sauce) Butter; 100ml (for the sauce) Milk; 150g Shredded Coconut

Dessert

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 16

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Square sponge cakes dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut — Australia's national treat.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Lamingtons are Australia's national sweet: squares of sponge cake dipped in chocolate sauce and coated in desiccated coconut. They're said to be named after Lord Lamington, Governor of Queensland in the late 19th century. July 21 is National Lamington Day, and they're the classic sweet at school and community fundraisers.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an Australian primary school fundraiser, a table is covered in coconut-coated lamingtons as children buy them with their coins.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 16)

All-purpose flour 150g
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Butter 100g
Sugar 120g
Egg 2
Milk 80ml
Powdered sugar 250g
Cocoa powder 4 tbsp
Butter 20g (for the sauce)
Milk 100ml (for the sauce)
Shredded Coconut 150g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cream the butter and sugar, then add the eggs, flour, baking powder, and milk to make a batter.
Pour into a square pan, bake at 180°C for 25 minutes, and let cool overnight.
Cut the sponge into 4cm squares.
Melt the powdered sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk over a water bath to make chocolate sauce.
Spear each sponge with a fork, dip in the sauce, and immediately roll in coconut.
Let dry on a rack.

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