We went down to one of my favorite places today, The Hot Bread Kitchen. We would have made more trips there by now if the one that used to be close to JJ’s was still there. But we have to walk down across from the Central Market to find one now.
We got the standards. A mother lode of them. 
Chicken pies. These little pies are like miniature pot pies. They are warm and yummy. We also got some chicken quiche which are the same size. Honestly? The quiche was so good, mine was gone before I got a chance to take it’s photo. These little savories are David’s favorite.
Me, I have a sweet tooth and so I got my personal favorites. Cream buns. Nom! These are basically dinner rolls filled with sweet whipped cream.
And the coconut rolls are my other favorite. These are extremely filling on top of being really tasty.
But the few times we’ve visited The Hot Bread Kitchen on this trip, I have been intrigued by something they call a Lamington. I had no idea what it was but I wanted to try it anyway. They come in chocolate and raspberry. I love chocolate but I’m not going to lie, I was totally drawn in by the flaming pink color of the raspberry Lamington. So that’s what I got.
You can see that it’s got coconut on it so I expected the raspberry and coconut tastes but when I bit into it, I was not expecting it to be squishy spongecake. Oh my! It was awesome. Again, I ate it so fast, there isn’t even a photo of the inside to share with you. And I must have looked a sight eating it, too, because while I have a big mouth, this cake would have been better eaten with a fork which I didn’t have.
I have looked up the recipe for Lamingtons and I can’t wait to get home and try them on my own. The are totally fabulous and my new favorite purchase from The Hot Bread Kitchen.
Goodness gracious, what hedonism! I can tell you and I would be dangerous together in a bakery, Lauri! I think I'd like to try me a Lamington … weird name but it looks sooooo yummy.
Lamington is originally from Australia, named after a person. I dont remember, the PM or something??
Heres a semi home made way to make it:
get frozen pound cake, cut into squares, take off the brown edges.
Dip in powdered sugar and water mixture. Any amount you want.
Add food coloring, and then dip in finely grated coconut.
You can add raspberry flavoring like cordial syrup. Or cocoa powder for chocolate.
Or use chocolate syrup or caramel or just about any flavor you want. duh.