The Tim Tamington Cake

Hello everyone! Currently I am in Australia and to be more specific I am in Byron Bay, New South Wales. I've now been living in Australia (Melbourne) for six months which puts me exactly half way through my year long stay. Since it's summertime and I've got the month off, I am travelling down the beautiful east coast of Australia. 

It's been a challenge living in Australia as the opportunities to bake are few and far between. I am without an oven in our tiny Melbourne apartment, however during the holidays I was able to produce some Christmas cookies with our little toaster oven. Now that we are travelling, I've had little time to even think about how much I miss baking and putting cakes together. Last week in Noosa, we needed something to make our friends birthday special - a cake! So, my friend Jenna and I came up with an idea of making a no-bake, easy cake to celebrate the occasion. It's also the perfect dessert for Australia Day which is coming up in just a few days. We may need to make it again! 

Introducing THE TIM TAMINGTON CAKE!

I'm not positive, but I believe that we may have been the inventors of this strictly Aussie cake. It's inclusive of the two major Australian sweets: Tim Tams and Lamingtons. If you're unsure of what these are, let me break it down for you:

Tim Tam: an extra delicious chocolate cookie that is made up with two layers of chocolate cookie which is separated by a layer of chocolate cream then submerged in chocolate for it's outer covering. You'll have to stay tuned for my post on 9 ways to eat a Tim Tam! 

Lamington: these babies are squares of sponge cake that are covered in chocolate and coconut shreds. I've never actually tried them before cutting into this cake but they are great although I'd prefer a home made rendition to the packaged kind. 

Now that you know the ingredients, you'll need less than five minutes to put this chocolate monster together. Of course, you'll need to make or buy some chocolate frosting. As we are backpacking, we unfortunately needed to opt for the store bought. 

We started with a layer of Lamingtons in a 2x3 formation. Cover those with chocolate frosting to hold you next layer of Tim Tams in place. We did an alternating pattern of the Tim Tams to hold the cake together. After that, you guessed it, another layer of chocolate frosting. Go ahead and stick the other six Lamingtons on top and smear them with the last of your chocolate frosting. For the top, we crushed the remaining Tim Tams and scattered them across the top. BAM! There you have it: The Tim Tamington Cake! 

We added the Australian Flags that came with the Lamingtons to add a little extra Aussie flare and to make it that much more appropriate for Australia Day! 

I apologize to all my North America friends as these ingredients may be a challenge to find. However, if you do find them, go ahead and smash this cake together - you won't regret it!   
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