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The lamington is a quintessentially Australian cake — a square of day-old sponge cake dipped in chocolate icing and rolled in desiccated coconut, sometimes sliced and filled with raspberry jam and cream. Named after Lord Lamington, Governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901, it’s been a fixture of school fêtes, morning teas, and Australia Day tables for over a century. Simple, comforting, and deeply nostalgic, the lamington is as Australian as the Opera House.