Cakes in Adelaide Supermarkets
#16
Lamingtons are not worth the effort of making them.
My OH loves treacle tart, but I prefer Bakewells.
My OH loves treacle tart, but I prefer Bakewells.
#17
The cultural problem with Lamingtons is that, from the exterior, they look like a rectangular snowball, so when you bite into them you expect it to have a mallow centre... thus your tastebuds are horrified when it's a lump of stale sponge instead 
Well, that's how it was for me. Tried 'em once, don't need to try them again.

Well, that's how it was for me. Tried 'em once, don't need to try them again.

Can't have a lamington drive (a fundraiser) without the lamingtons now can we
#18
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and on the rare occasion I feel obliged to eat it at work I find its drier than sponge cake at home - don't know why, the drier air in offices, different recipes, who knows, but it causes less offence if I stay clear instead of trying to pretend "mmm thats lovely"
#19
Nah... even if it was the most beautifully prepared lamington, my tastebuds would still go into meltdown. It takes a lot to overcome the 40 years of conditioning that if it's covered in chocolate and coconut, it's a snowball.
#20
Don't see that many lamingtons drives happening these days anyway with people's fancy, schmancy demands so you're fairly safe compared to days gone by when you had to buy fundraising lamingtons off someone you knew at least once a fortnight
#21
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There is nothing quite like a treacle-covered tart.
My grandfather tells the story of a tart which has almost passed into family lore!
Love 'em, don't miss them.
My grandfather tells the story of a tart which has almost passed into family lore!
Love 'em, don't miss them.
#22
I've just made apricot and white chocolate slice for morning tea at pre-school today.
#24
I LOVE cake, made 35 cupcakes yesterday, needless to say they have all gone
they where very nice though 
Can't beat home cooking....
they where very nice though 
Can't beat home cooking....
#25
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Well I've been patiently waiting for 22 years now, but FINALLY Bakewell tarts and Treacle Tarts are available in Foodland Findon! They're made by a company called Pearls and they're from London. Please support this so they will keep on importing these, and hopefully they'll soon spread to other supermarkets around Adelaide!!!
Sadly, I have to cut down as I need to get my body back to the 'buffness' it should be

I do love Albert cake!
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