Lamington

Lamington is an Aussie treat that I haven't seen in the U.S. It's odd, especially considering my first encounter in, of all places, China. I found them in Starbucks and even at McCafe. It's sponge cake squares coated in chocolate and coconut - hard not to love! July 21 is National Lamington Day in Australia. I wanted to pay homage to this delectable in hope to, one day, I get to have one in Australia.

First step is to bake the cake, similar to pound cake. They're cut into squares when cool.

Squares are ready to be dunked in chocolate syrup...yum! Roll it in a bed of coconuts and voila, enjoy!