An Amazing Sponge Cake Dessert: Australian Lamingtons

This recipe is all about baking tasty Lamingtons, one of Australia's culinary icons. They're fluffy cubes of sponge cake, coated in chocolate sauce and rolled in dried coconut flakes. Lammos, that's how our Aussie friends refer to Lamingtons, are such a popular treat in Australia, that they even designated 21st July as National Lamington Day.
Give our Lamington recipe a go and enjoy them with your next cup of tea or coffee!
INGREDIENTS [20 Lamingtons]
For the batter:
- 4 eggs
- fine caster sugar [150 g]
- all purpose flour [1.5 cups / 180 g]
- baking powder [1 tsp]
- unsalted butter [2 tbsp / 25 g]
For the coating:
- powdered/icing sugar [2.5 cups / 250 g]
- cocao powder [5 tbsp / 30 g]
- unsalted butter [2 tbsp / 25 g]
- milk [1/2 cup / 120 ml]
- desiccated coconut flakes [3 cups / 200 g]
Bon appétit!
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[@UnitedCuisines]

What is your favorite tea-time dessert? 🧁☕️

[@jedb9677]

As an Aussie I can verify this is authentic, great vid mate!

[@wildness1737]

My daughter studied Australian culture at school and now we will make lamintongs at home. 😅 We gonna use your recipe. Thaaaank s

[@UnitedCuisines]

Hope you enjoy!
Where are you based and is there a dish you recommend us try?

[@wildness1737]

Yeees, i'm italian, and i recommend you to try cassata siciliana.

[@lemon_thyme]

It looks so fluffy and delicious! I'll definitely try this. Thank you for sharing a wonderful video 👍❤💕

[@hannalyashuk942]

Looks amazing and very well explained! Thumbs up 👍🏻

[@Ryanaaron170]

Awesome video . Very professional with precise instructions

[@thejoj2001]

It looks so tasty!

[@cocinajalisciense]

Mmm delicious thank you

[@unbeatableeatables6802]

Looks absolutely delicious liked and subscribed

[@BradPow]

Very nice. Never had these before. I will give it a go soon.

[@UnitedCuisines]

Make sure to add your fav jam into some of them. Enjoy!

[@kuharica8855]

Odlican kolac kod nas se zovu cupavci svaka cast USA

[@UnitedCuisines]

Cool

[@angereading]

I'm aussie and I've always used a sponge cake to make lamingtons - however jam on the inside or plain, both are traditional. I grew up eating them with jam on the inside.

[@gulnazwaseem5817]

It made delicious 😋

[@UnitedCuisines]

I am glad you liked it! 😊

[@gulnazwaseem5817]

I HV tried it

[@heenayumna7160]

Hey hope the cake wont dry out coz it doenst hav any milk and it has very less butter and can you use wayer instead of milk in the icing

[@TheHeraldOfChange]

Both with and without jam may be, "THE" tradition? But I have always favoured, "with jam" as mandatory for lamingtons.
fwiw, according to, "Standard Recipes - for industrial cafeterias and other large food services." Commonwealth of Australia Department of Labour and National Service, 1957, p164. Lamingtons are made with a smear of Raspberry Jam in the middle. Can't go wrong with that...

[@UnitedCuisines]

That's really insightful, thank you so much!

[@Psalm3v3-xj3td]

AKA in South Africa as Yster varkies

[@UnitedCuisines]

Interesting, did not know that. It seems many countries have similar foods.

[@mundodaisamelosilva4943]

Bom dia! Tenho certeza que é muito gostoso. Mais não entendi quase nada.
Por favor, vídeo em português

[@UnitedCuisines]

Infelizmente, eu não falo português. Mas use a função de tradução automática do TH-cam.

[@aussiebornandbred]

If they don't have jam in them I don't like them, they seem too dry to me ,, with jam all the way lol

[@grahamefeltis6559]

Never use a sponge cake for lamingtons. Always use a buttercake recipe as the base. Using sponge is not the authentic Australian recipe, buttercake is much nicer!

[@UnitedCuisines]

Thanks for the tip! How much more butter would I need to put into my batter?