I'm sitting here at my desk staring out of my window at the blanket of snow covering everything and my mind just wandered back to this time last year, when I was sunning myself silly in Sydney, Australia. I was also stuffing my face full of Lamingtons.
If you've never had Lamingtons before, you're in for a treat. These beauties are the simplest things to make, and are just pure comfort food, right up there with blueberry muffins and brownies. Tested on real Australians, this recipe turns out to be a definite winner.
Lamingtons are made from sponge cake, dunked in chocolate sauce, then tossed through dessicated coconut. The flavour and texture combinations are simply lovely. I remember the first Lamington I had, I just kept thinking: 'Wow! Nom. Nom. What. Nom. Is. Nom. Nom. This?'
For an extra decadent Lamington, cut in half and add a layer (or two, or three) of crème pâtissière.
No Australians were harmed during the making of these Lamingtons.
