Australia Day Classic: Lamingtons
What better way to celebrate this Australia Day than with one of our classic desserts? History The Lamington is an Aussie icon and has been around for over a century, although there is still much debate about its origin. One story claims that the maid of Lord Lamington, Governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901, or possibly Lady Lamington herself, accidentally dropped a sponge cake into melted chocolate and served it anyway — sprinkled with coconut to avoid sticky fingers….