Editing Lamington (section)

===Similar cakes in other countries===

[[Hungarian cuisine|Hungary]] has a similar item is known as {{Lang|hu|kókuszkocka}}, or coconut squares.<ref name="auto"/>

[[Romanians|Romanian]] cuisine calls the Lamington Prajitura tavalita cu cocos or "cake tumbled in coconut" and has a wide range of variations including different sauces and nuts and adding rum or orange or lemon zest to the cake.

[[South African cuisine|South Africa]] has a similar but smaller-sized confection known as [[:af:Ystervarkie|''ystervarkies'']] (little porcupines).<ref name="auto" />

In the [[United States|U.S.]] city of [[Cleveland]], they are called coconut bars.<ref name="auto" />

The British Overseas Territory of [[Saint Helena|St Helena Island]] has a similar variation called coconut fingers, made traditionally for special occasions such as weddings and birthdays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coconut Fingers recipe - The greatest, best cake in the world!|url=https://www.saintcooks.com/coconut_fingers/|access-date=2020-12-27|website=The Saint Cooks|language=en-GB|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813174339/https://www.saintcooks.com/coconut_fingers/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Serbia]], the ''čupavci'' is a similar cake.<ref name="flavors">{{cite web | url=https://www.196flavors.com/croatia-cupavci/ | title=Čupavci | date=14 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>https://bakingwithsibella.com/2012/11/30/choco-coconut-squares-cupavci/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> ''Čupavci'' are one of the most popular Christmas desserts in Croatia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=Croatian Cooking: Čupavci Recipe|url=https://www.chasingthedonkey.com/croatian-cooking-cupavci-recipe-australian-lamingtons/|access-date=2020-12-27|website=Chasing the Donkey|language=en-US|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112034720/https://www.chasingthedonkey.com/croatian-cooking-cupavci-recipe-australian-lamingtons/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Recipe for Cupavci: a sweet that takes you back to childhood|url=https://travelhonestly.com/cupavci/|access-date=2020-12-27|website=travelhonestly.com|language=en-US|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124201514/https://travelhonestly.com/cupavci/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Slovenia]], [[Romania]] and [[Hungary]] have similar cakes.<ref name="flavors"/>

In [[Mauritius]], there is a dessert which is a variant of the Lamington cake; It is called the "red Lamington cake", also known as "gato carré rouge" (lit. "red cube cake" or "red square cake" in English and {{Lang|fr|gâteau carré rouge}} in French) or "gato Francis" (lit. "Francis cake" in English or {{Lang|fr|gâteau Francis}} in French).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-01-22|title=Gâteau Carré Rouge - Red Lamington Cake|url=http://www.cuizinemaurice.com/2019/01/gateau-carre-rouge-red-lamington-cake/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Cuizine Maurice|language=en-US|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426223617/http://www.cuizinemaurice.com/2019/01/gateau-carre-rouge-red-lamington-cake/|url-status=live |author1=Dada }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Gato Carre Rouge (Gato Francis) {{!}} Recipes - Shelina Permalloo|url=http://shelinacooks.com/recipes/details/gato-carre-rouge-gato-francis|access-date=2021-04-26|website=shelinacooks.com|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426223615/http://shelinacooks.com/recipes/details/gato-carre-rouge-gato-francis|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-27|title="Gateau Carre Rouge" – Red Lamington Cake|url=https://brindabungaroo.com/recipes/sweets-treats/gateau-carre-rouge-red-lamington-cake/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Brinda Bungaroo|language=en|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426223615/https://brindabungaroo.com/recipes/sweets-treats/gateau-carre-rouge-red-lamington-cake/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Crunch|first=Culture|date=2019-08-09|title=RED SQUARE CAKE FROM MAURITIUS: the easy recipe|url=https://culture-crunch.com/en/2019/08/09/gateau-carre-rouge-de-lile-maurice-la-recette-facile/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=CULTURE CRUNCH|language=en|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426223615/https://culture-crunch.com/en/2019/08/09/gateau-carre-rouge-de-lile-maurice-la-recette-facile/|url-status=live}}</ref> Red dye is used to give the cake its red colour; square pieces of the cake are soaked in the red dye completely and then coated with [[Coconut|desiccated coconut]], and [[whipped cream]] is applied on the top surface of the cake.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> A half [[Maraschino cherry|candied cherry]] or half a strawberry can also be applied on top of the cream as topping.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The cake is sometimes strawberry flavoured.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Le Gâteau Francis|url=https://www.ebox.mu/daily/recipe/le-gateau-quot;francisquot;.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-26|website=eBox|language=french|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426223616/https://www.ebox.mu/daily/recipe/le-gateau-quot;francisquot;.html}}</ref><ref name=":2" />