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There are many desserts eaten in
Australia
.
Pavlova is a
meringue
cake. Meringue is egg whites and sugar. It is crispy on the outside. It is light inside. It has fruit and cream on top.
The name "pavlova" comes from a famous Russian ballerina called
Anna Pavlova
.
The first pavlova was made in
New Zealand
. In 1926 a chef in a hotel made the dessert when Anna Pavlova was in the country.
[1]
Pavlova is also very popular in Australia.
A lamington is a
sponge cake
. It is covered with chocolate and coconut. Sometimes it has jam in the middle.
The Governor of
Queensland
from 1896 to 1901 was
Lord Lamington
. The cake was probably named after him, or his wife.
[2]
Lamingtons are very popular in Australia. July 21st is National Lamington Day.
[3]
Fairy bread
is white bread spread with butter, and covered in
Hundreds and Thousands
. The bread is cut into triangles. Fairy bread is popular at children’s parties.
No one knows who made the first Fairy Bread. In 1929 there was a
newspaper
article about fairy bread in a newspaper in
Hobart, Tasmania
.
- ↑
Stradley, Linda; Brenda (2015-05-24).
"Pavlova Cake History"
.
What's Cooking America
. Retrieved
2022-09-22
.
- ↑
Ker, Ian T.; S.J., Thomas Gornall, eds. (1978-05-25),
"From Walter Mayers"
,
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 1: Ealing, Trinity, Oriel: February 1801 to December 1826
, Oxford University Press, p. 37,
doi
:
10.1093/oseo/instance.00136944
,
ISBN
978-0-19-920102-0
, retrieved
2022-09-23
- ↑
Templeton, Patricia (2021-09-27).
"Celebrate National Cake Day with a recipe from the Lab's history The Manhattan Project scientists were partially fueled by … chocolate cake"
.
doi
:
10.2172/1822704
.
S2CID
244223140
.