Editing Lamington

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| region           = [[Queensland]]
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| type             = [[Sponge cake]]
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| main_ingredient  = Cake, chocolate sauce, [[Coconut|desiccated coconut]]
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A '''lamington''' is an Australian <!-- NOT New Zealand - that was an April Fool's prank - see below -->cake made from squares of butter cake or [[sponge cake]] coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in [[desiccated coconut]]. The thin mixture is absorbed into the outside of the sponge cake and left to set, giving the cake a distinctive texture. A common variation has a layer of [[cream]] or [[strawberry]] [[jam]] between two lamington halves.<ref name="Symons1984">{{cite book|author=Michael Symons|title=One Continuous Picnic: A History of Eating in Australia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SH_fAAAAMAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Penguin Books Australia|isbn=978-0-14-007167-2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314214233/https://books.google.com/books?id=SH_fAAAAMAAJ|archive-date=14 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Wong">{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Jennifer |title=Everything you need to know about lamingtons, the most Australian cake |url=https://www.abc.net.au/life/everything-you-need-to-know-about-lamingtons-australian-cake/10720880 |access-date=28 January 2019 |work=ABC Life |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=24 January 2019 |archive-date=27 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227023823/https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/everything-you-need-to-know-about-lamingtons-australian-cake/10720880 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Origins==
Lamingtons are believed to be named after either [[Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington|Lord Lamington]], who served as [[Governor of Queensland]] from 1896 to 1901, or his wife, Lady Lamington.<ref name="French2013">{{cite book|last=French|first=Maurice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IPQ8lwEACAAJ|title=The Lamington Enigma: A Survey of the Evidence|publisher=Tabletop Publishing|year=2013|isbn=978-0-9874322-0-9|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315023151/https://books.google.com/books?id=IPQ8lwEACAAJ|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/australia-food-blog/2014/may/16/lamingtons-provenance-unproven-but-tastiness-unquestioned |title=Lamingtons – provenance unproven but tastiness unquestioned |last=Veenhuyzen |first=Max |date=15 May 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |department=Great Australian dishes |eissn=1756-3224 |access-date=21 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428071739/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/australia-food-blog/2014/may/16/lamingtons-provenance-unproven-but-tastiness-unquestioned |archive-date=28 April 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Martell |first=Ally |title=A slice of the action - the lamington demands recognition|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/food-wine/a-slice-of-the-action-the-lamington-demands-recognition/story-e6frg8jo-1226668996800 |access-date=10 September 2016 |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]] |issn=1038-8761 |date=25 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016164151/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/food-wine/a-slice-of-the-action-the-lamington-demands-recognition/story-e6frg8jo-1226668996800 |archive-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> Most sources incline to the former.<ref name="GoldsteinMintz2015">{{cite book |editor-first=Darra |editor-last=Goldstein |editor-link=Darra Goldstein |title=The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbi6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA34 |year=2015 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-931339-6 |page=34 |access-date=23 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315023141/https://books.google.com/books?id=jbi6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA34 |archive-date=15 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Davidson2014">{{cite book |first=Alan |last=Davidson |author-link=Alan Davidson (food writer) |editor-first=Tom |editor-last=Jaine |editor-link=Tom Jaine |title=The Oxford Companion to Food |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bIIeBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA456 |date=2014 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-104072-6 |edition=3rd |page=456 |access-date=23 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314215055/https://books.google.com/books?id=bIIeBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA456 |archive-date=14 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Santich2012">{{cite book |first=Barbara |last=Santich |title=Bold Palates: Australia's Gastronomic Heritage |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RkHKFAzc_5AC&pg=PA203 |year=2012 |publisher=[[Wakefield Press (Australia)|Wakefield Press]] |location=Adelaide |isbn=978-1-74305-094-1 |page=203 |access-date=23 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314213953/https://books.google.com/books?id=RkHKFAzc_5AC&pg=PA203 |archive-date=14 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The earliest known reference to the naming of the lamington, from June 1927, links the cake to Lord Lamington.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169146899/16919776 |title=Some Special Recipes |newspaper=[[The Sydney Mail]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media|John Fairfax & Sons]] |department=Women's World |date=29 June 1927 |access-date=1 February 2015 |pages=37–38 |via=[[Trove]] |archive-date=27 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227023826/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169146899/16919776 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The identity of the recipe's inventor has also been debated. Most stories attribute its creation to Lord Lamington's chef, the French-born Armand Galland, who was called upon at short notice to feed unexpected guests. Using only the limited ingredients available, Galland cut up some left-over French [[vanilla]] sponge cake baked the day before, dipped the slices in chocolate and set them in coconut. Impressed by Galland's creation, Lamington's guests were said to have later asked for the recipe. This version of events is supported by Lady Lamington's memoirs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/galland-attempt-to-please-a-lady-takes-the-cake-20090605-bylq.html |first=Cosima |last=Marriner |title=Galland attempt to please a Lady takes the Cake |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |issn=0312-6315 |date=6 June 2009 |quote=Lady Lamington refers to the cake in memoirs she wrote for her children. "She makes the point the lamington was created by their French chef Armand Galland," curator Katie McConnel says. |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515041945/https://www.smh.com.au/national/galland-attempt-to-please-a-lady-takes-the-cake-20090605-bylq.html |archive-date=15 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Coconut was not widely used in European cooking at that time, but was known to Galland, whose wife was from [[Tahiti]], where coconut was a common ingredient.

One account suggests that the lamington was first served in [[Toowoomba]], when Lord Lamington took his entourage to Harlaxton House to escape the steamy heat of [[Brisbane]],<ref>{{cite web |first=Ed |last=Halmagyi |url=http://www.fast-ed.com.au/a-brief-history-of-lamingtons/ |title=A brief history of lamingtons |date=6 July 2011 |website=www.fast-ed.com.au |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055930/http://www.fast-ed.com.au/a-brief-history-of-lamingtons/ |archive-date=21 September 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> whereas another claims that it was created by Galland at [[Old Government House, Queensland|Queensland's Government House]] in Brisbane during the busy period leading up to [[Federation of Australia|Federation in 1901]]. A further alternative claim is that Lord Lamington's cook, presumably Galland, accidentally dropped a block of [[sponge cake]] into a dish of chocolate. It was later discovered that desiccated coconut, sprinkled over the top, made the cakes more appealing.<ref name="ozwords">{{cite web | title=Lamington or Lemmington?: The Oz 'National Dish'|publisher=[[Australian National Dictionary Centre]] |date=May 1999 |work=Aussie Words | url=http://www.anu.edu.au/ANDC/pubs/ozwords/May_99/6._lamington.htm |access-date=11 October 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607040705/http://www.anu.edu.au/ANDC/pubs/ozwords/May_99/6._lamington.htm |archive-date=7 June 2008}}</ref>

The first known mention of "Lamington cake" appears in an 1896 newspaper account of a "Lamington Function" at [[Laidley, Queensland|Laidley]] in Queensland. The event was in honour of Lord Lamington (although it appears he did not attend) and also featured "Lamington Tea", "Lamington Soup" etc., so, in the absence of any description of the cake, the name of the cake might signify nothing more than the name of the event.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123358617 |title=Notes on the "Lamington Function". |newspaper=[[Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser]] |volume=XXXVII |issue=5469 |date=28 July 1896 |access-date=17 January 2015 |page=3 |via=[[Trove]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307020819/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123358617 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> A 1900 recipe for Lamington Cakes has been found in the ''[[Queensland Country Life (1900–10)|Queensland Country Life]]'' newspaper.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101452826 |title=Useful Recipes |newspaper=[[Queensland Country Life (1900–1910)|Queensland Country Life]] |location=Brisbane |date=17 December 1900 |volume=I |issue=10 |access-date=18 April 2014 |page=29 |via=[[Trove]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309183957/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101452826 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> While the recipe originated in Queensland, it spread quickly, appearing in a Sydney newspaper in 1901<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165233945 |title=The Ladies' Page |newspaper=[[Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser]] |date=12 October 1901 |access-date=17 January 2015 |page=938 |via=[[Trove]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724050402/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165233945 |archive-date=24 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> and a [[New Zealand]] newspaper in 1902.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Table |department=Woman's World |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19020827.2.13 |access-date=17 January 2015 |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |location=Auckland |volume=XXXIX |issue=12055 |date=27 August 1902 |page=3 |via=[[Papers Past]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728205710/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19020827.2.13 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, none of these recipes indicate the creator of the recipe nor the reason for its name.

A 2014 [[April Fools' Day]] story from ''[[Guardian Australia]]'' falsely claimed the lamington to have been based on a previously unknown New Zealand cake known as a "Wellington".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/01/lamington-invented-in-new-zealand-new-research-proves-beyond-doubt |title=Lamington invented in New Zealand, new research proves 'beyond doubt' |last=Priol |first=Olaf |author-link=April Fools' Day |date=1 April 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |department=Australia news |access-date=1 December 2017 |eissn=1756-3224 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182813/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/01/lamington-invented-in-new-zealand-new-research-proves-beyond-doubt |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Go coco for lamingtons - it's World Lamington Day |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2019/07/19/go-coco-lamingtons-its-world-lamington-day |website=SBS |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921114409/https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2019/07/19/go-coco-lamingtons-its-world-lamington-day |url-status=live }}</ref> This hoax origin story was later repeated by other sources.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leeder |first1=Erin |title=Foods Australia And New Zealand Love To Bicker About |url=https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/5-foods-australia-and-new-zealand-love-to-bicker-about/ |website=Culture Trip |date=4 November 2015 |access-date=4 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116074245/https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/5-foods-australia-and-new-zealand-love-to-bicker-about/ |archive-date=16 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=10 things Australia have tried to steal from New Zealand and claim as their own |url=https://www.theedge.co.nz/home/sponsored/primo/10-things-australia-have-tried-to-steal-from-new-zealand-and-cla.html |website=The Edge |access-date=4 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914075717/https://www.theedge.co.nz/home/sponsored/primo/10-things-australia-have-tried-to-steal-from-new-zealand-and-cla.html |archive-date=14 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bristow |first1=Mark |title=Food Fight – are pavlovas, lamingtons and flat whites Aussie or Kiwi? |url=https://www.appliancesonline.com.au/academy/ovens-cooking/food-fight-are-pavlovas-lamingtons-and-flat-whites-aussie-or-kiwi/ |website=Appliances Online |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620124928/https://www.appliancesonline.com.au/academy/ovens-cooking/food-fight-are-pavlovas-lamingtons-and-flat-whites-aussie-or-kiwi/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=April Fools' Day jokes 2014 – the best on the web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/01/april-fools-jokes-2014-best-web |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 2014 |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013614/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/01/april-fools-jokes-2014-best-web |url-status=live |last1=Holpuch |first1=Amanda |last2=Howard |first2=Emma |last3=Walsh |first3=James }}</ref>

Lamingtons are typically baked in a Lamington pan named for the cake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caramilk macadamia brownies |url=https://www.bhg.com.au/caramilk-macadamia-brownies |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Better Homes and Gardens |date=8 September 2021 |language=en-us |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825161646/https://www.bhg.com.au/caramilk-macadamia-brownies |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Modern-day==
[[File:NZ Lamington.jpg|thumb|A cream-filled lamington in New Zealand]]
Lamingtons remain a popular treat across Australia and [[New Zealand cuisine|New Zealand]], and 21 July was designated as National Lamington Day in Australia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Australians celebrate National Lamington Day |url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/australians-celebrate-national-lamington-day/983740 |access-date=10 September 2016 |work=[[Radio Australia]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=20 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916210057/http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/australians-celebrate-national-lamington-day/983740 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |quote=21 July is National Lamington Day, celebrating the creation of a square piece of cake that's covered in chocolate, coated with desiccated coconut, and deeply ingrained in Australian culture.}}</ref><ref name="Wong" /> Lamingtons are often sold at fundraisers for schools or charity groups, known as "lamington [[Drive (charity)|drives]]".<ref name="Hughes1989">{{cite book |first=Joan |last=Hughes |title=Australian words and their origins |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B7tZAAAAMAAJ |year=1989 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |page=302 |isbn=978-0-19-553087-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314162455/https://books.google.com/books?id=B7tZAAAAMAAJ |archive-date=14 March 2017}}</ref> Some Australians shorten the name to "Lammo" (singular) or "Lammos" (plural).<ref name="Annabel Smith January 21st 2014">{{cite web |first=Annabel |last=Smith |title=The secret to baking a perfect lamington |url=https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/how-to/the-secret-to-baking-a-perfect-lamington-20140120-315ko |date=22 January 2018 |website=goodfood.com.au |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |quote=We asked expert bakers for their tips on how to tackle the humble "lammo". |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080031/https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/how-to/the-secret-to-baking-a-perfect-lamington-20140120-315ko |archive-date=3 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are many variations on the basic lamington recipe, including different colours, flavours, and sizes.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-05-22 |title=20 lovely lamington recipes |url=https://www.womensweeklyfood.com.au/entertaining/lamington-recipes-1-31944/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Women's Weekly Food |language=en-US |archive-date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118233523/https://www.womensweeklyfood.com.au/entertaining/lamington-recipes-1-31944/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nissen |first1=Wendyl |date=8 March 2013 |title=Wendyl wants to know: Ernest Adams Raspberry Lamington |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/wendyl-wants-to-know-ernest-adams-raspberry-lamington/4KCHWAX5VDT7NFOL4IE2J5UYQU/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171434/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/wendyl-wants-to-know-ernest-adams-raspberry-lamington/4KCHWAX5VDT7NFOL4IE2J5UYQU/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===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" />

== Awards ==
In 2009, as part of the [[Q150]] celebrations, the lamington was announced as one of the [[Q150 Icons]] of Queensland for its role as an iconic "innovation and invention".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|title=PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS|last=Bligh|first=Anna|author-link=Anna Bligh|date=10 June 2009|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|archive-date=24 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Food|Australia}}
* [[Australian cuisine]]
* [[Coconut cake]]
* [[List of desserts]]

==References==
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