National Lamington Day is a food celebration held on July 21 of every year. Lamington is a square cake made from butter cake or sponge cake coated with chocolate sauce and then rolled in desiccated coconut.

What is lamington Day?

Every year on July 21st, National Lamington Day celebrates Australia's most famous culinary icon, the Aussie lamington. The day also encourages people to eat a lamington while spreading the word about this tasty cake.

Why lamington is important in Australia?

jam. This Australian cake was first invented in Queensland, with a recipe appearing in the Queensland Country Life newspaper as early as 1900. According to Queensland Government House, the lamington was created by the chef of the state's eighth governor, Lord Lamington, to feed unexpected visitors.