Week 4: Australia Day - Chocolate, Red, and Blue Lamingtons [Baking]

Intro from Baking Challenge: Time to expand your baking skills! Or make some favorites if you live in Australia. January 26th is Australia Day so you have all week to prepare. A few traditional Australian desserts are lamingtons, pavlova and Tim Tams. Another Australian product is vegemite! So if anyone is feeling adventurous it is totally possible to bake with. You can also take inspiration from non-food Australian things! Such as their flag, the wildlife or Ayer's Rock.

Lamingtons are delicious little cubes of shortbread cake smothered in frosting and then rolled in coconut flakes.  The traditional version calls for chocolate frosting, but colors are also acceptable.  I decided to spice it up with red and blue to reflect Australia's colors (along with the white coconut).

I borrowed from this traditional recipe and this recipe for colored lamingtons.  I used icing coloring instead of food coloring, as I find liquid food coloring tends to thin out my frosting.