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Lamington
Australian butter-sponge squares dipped in cocoa icing and rolled in desiccated coconut.
About Lamington
Lamingtons are Australian sponge-cake squares coated in chocolate icing and desiccated coconut. This profile follows the traditional unfilled style, leaving jam and cream as optional later variations.
The buttery vanilla sponge is gently sweet beneath a stronger cocoa icing. Desiccated coconut adds a toasted, milky nuttiness and breaks up the smooth sweetness of the coating.
Each lamington is a neat dark-brown cube or rectangle covered in a snowy layer of fine coconut. The coating settles into the sponge’s outer edge while the centre remains pale, soft and springy.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Lamington
Classic Unfilled Australian Lamingtons.
- Unsalted butterRich sponge and icing
- Granulated sugarSponge sweetness
- Vanilla extractSponge aroma
- EggsSponge structure and richness
- Wheat flourSponge structure
- Baking powderSponge leavener
- MilkMoist sponge crumb
- Powdered sugarSmooth icing base
- Cocoa powderChocolate icing flavour
- Boiling waterThins the cocoa icing
- Desiccated coconutDry coconut coating
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Unsalted butter:
- Granulated sugar:
- Vanilla extract:
- Eggs:
- Wheat flour:
- Baking powder: . Exact commercial baking-powder formula is not stated; confirm the product label
- Milk:
- Powdered sugar:
- Cocoa powder:
- Boiling water:
- Desiccated coconut:
Origins & food traditions
Australian recipe author Nagi Maehashi identifies lamingtons as an Australian classic and supplies the complete butter-sponge, cocoa-icing and coconut-coating formula, explicitly treating jam and cream as optional. The lamington reference independently corroborates the Australian butter- or sponge-cake square coated in chocolate sauce and desiccated coconut.
Countries
- Australia
- New ZealandCatalogue link pending review
- AustraliaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Australian Cuisine
- New Zealand cuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Australian cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.