Yael's Chocolate Lamington

Purchased at Thomas Dux in Armadale

Price - $1.95

Consumption - 6pm, nothing like a pre-gym lamington snack

Score - 7.5/10

The first time I had a Yael's lamington (pre LL), I think it may have been sitting around for a bit, and it was not as fresh as it could have been - I felt like I needed to give them a second chance - such a sacrifice.

Anyway, I am very glad I did.  The sponge was lovely and moist and almost chewy, i think it might be more of a butter/maderia cake than a traditional sponge - excellent idea, i think i might have to try that!  The chocolate was like a ganache, not too sweet, but nice and thick, and as you can see the shredded coconut tops it off - delicious, and just the perfect size given the richness of the cake part.

I've looked Yael's up online and it would appear they make a name for themselves baking delicious looking things, including some "new" salted caramel mini tarts - I might have to find an excuse to try those sometime.

http://www.yael.com.au/

http://www.thomasdux.com.au/ 

Mr McQueen Raspberry Lamington

Purchased at Mr McQueen in Prahran/Armadale, Melbourne

Price - $2.40 (I think it

Consumption - 1pm

Score - 8/10

I haven't mentioned until now that raspberry lamingtons are my favourite - but they are, I think it has something to do with raspberry being sort of jamish, and I like jam quite alot (altho not plum jam as it is not real jam, it is just a way of preserving fruit in a mushed up sugary format - just one of my rackets, anywho...)

So back to the lamington at hand - a good example of how to differentiate your lamington - cut your sponge in half and stick it back together again with jam (yay!) before jellying and coconuting it.

The sponge was nice and light (and really tasty) and very fresh, the jam filling was strawberry (tick), there was a great covering of jelly, and the coconut as you can see is the shredded kind - yum!

The size was smaller than the average lamington, but just the right size to go with my afternoon cup of tea!

I have tried to find a web address to Mr McQueen, but since they've just opened, they might not have one, so if you feel like good lamington, good coffee, and breakfast (including toast with jam (yay!) made in house and served to you in the preserving jar it was made in) head to this (physical) address: 

Mr McQueen, 465 High St, Prahran (and they're closed on Mondays)

PS I would just like to reference the use of the oxford comma above as it was mentioned on Triple R breakfasters this week, and I'm with Jess McGuire that it should be used more :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma

FRC Raspberry Lamington with Cream

Purchased at Fonterra Research Centre Cafe in Palmy North

Price - $2

Consumption - 10am

Score - 5/10

This is your classic NZ raspberry jelly lamington - soft white sponge with a red jelly coating for the fine desiccated coconut to stick to.  Additionally this lamington was cut on the diagonal (as it should be:-)) and had a whooping amount of fresh whipped cream piped into it.  Sadly (and maybe because this was a raspberry variant they didn't feel like they needed it) there was no dot of red jam in the middle of the cream - when there is cream, there should always be jam (according to Lamington Ledger Law (LLL)).

A good example of the classic, although I think the plate may have been a bit warm which meant some of the bottom jelly was a bit runny, cue sticky fingers.

Floriditas Chocolate Orange Lamington

Purchased at Moore Wilson's Fresh in Wellington

Price - TBC

Consumption - 9pm

Score - 6/10

This is a cool idea for a lamington, I wish I had thought of it myself!  An orange infused sponge (orange juice and zest) coated in a chocolate icing and coconut shell.  An inspired combination!

Good chocolate icing outer - not too to sweet or sugary, and good coconut coverage.

The orange sponge inside was lovely, but I did not do this lamington justice by waiting to consume it until dessert time - which meant it was a little dry inside (hence the slightly low score).  I think I'll just have to go back and have another one!
http://www.moorewilson.co.nz/
www.floriditas.co.nz

Welcome

Hi Anyone


Inspired by my good buddy Anna, I've decided to start a blog about something I feel I am an excellent judge of, and also am very enthusiastic about - the humble lamington. 


The lamington has questionable origins, claimed by Australians to be named being invented in Queensland and named after Lord Lamington (the 8th Governor of Queensland in the late 1800's), but like many things Australia claims as it's own, it was just as likely invented in NZ as suggested in other readings.  


Regardless, the lamington in both NZ and Australia both uses the same concept - sponge cake inside a (often chocolate) flavoured shell, coated in coconut.


Lamingtons can be found at all good bake sales, and are creeping back into fashion again in good cafes and posh hotels as high tea becomes more popular again - yippee!


Anywho, this is a ledger, although not for the purposes of recording business transactions, but rather the recording consumptive actions - and besides I like alliteration.


Yours coated in coconut,
wb