National dishes recipesLamington– is a sponge cake covered in chocolate icing and . Australia's national dessert is usually served with whipped cream at teatime. The sponge cake, which was baked last week in Sydney to celebrate National Lamington Day, weighed 1,320 kg. Australian chefs have every reason to believe that their creation will enter the Guinness Book of Records. «On behalf of the former Governor of Queensland, Lord Lamington, after whom this gastronomic wonder was named, I officially announce that a new world record has been set before my very eyes,», said Ian Bury, a representative of the judging committee. Reference: According to legend, the recipe for making lamington belongs to the cook of the Governor, Baron Lamington (from 1895 to 1901). While serving the host's favorite chocolate-covered sponge cake at a reception at the Government House, she noticed that the icing had run from the heat and fingerprints were clearly visible on it. To avoid embarrassment, the woman rolled the ruined dessert in coconut flakes. The "experiment" was a success. Thus was born the lamington sponge cake, which has been eaten in Australia for over a hundred years. Source: ITAR-TASS
