Monday, January 26, 2015

Lamington Slice for Australia Day


Today is Australia Day, and to mark the occasion, I made Donna Hay's Lamington Slice.

Lamingtons are an Aussie classic, but I was attracted by Donna's slice version, which is a twist on the original.


This slice was super easy and quick to make, although I found that I needed more icing than was stated in the recipe.

The resulting slice is true to the essence of a lamington, with a light sponge cake base, topped with moist chocolate icing and coconut.

The verdict - beauty!

Happy Australia Day to all of my Australian readers.

10 comments:

The Caked Crusader said...

Happy Australia day to you! I keep meaning to make lamingtons as they contain everything I love

Kayte said...

Happy Australia Day! What a nice way to celebrate...with a slice of cake!

Mardi Michels said...

Fabulous! I love lamingtons but this version looks really good! Happy Australia Day! Enjoy the long weekend!

Choc Chip Uru @ Go Bake Yourself said...

Happy Australia Day my friend! I also made lamingtons haha can't go wrong with tradition :D

Cheers
Choc Chip Uru

Mae Travels said...

Happy Australia Day!

Johanna GGG said...

happy Australia Day cakelaw - you can never go wrong with lamingtons - this looks like a great idea - did you see bill granger's lamingtons in the age yesterday - they look amazing but I love the simplicity of this slice.

Cakelaw said...

Hi Johanna, I hadn't seen Bill's recipe but will definitely have to look out for it.

Cakelaw said...

Thanks Mardi'

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

Happy Australia Day Cakelaw! I hope that it was a fantastic one for you :D

Kari said...

Happy Australia Day! I love the idea of making lamingtons in a slice - so much easier :)