I actually managed to resist the urge to gobble it on the spot (I was off to the gym and lamington is definitely not my optimal work-out fuel) - a remarkable feat. But when I did finally embrace the temptation I was solidly impressed - it's definitely not your typical lamington - the cake was richer and dense, not light, and the coating was flavoursome and tangy, not just pure sugar - but I loved it. I wished I hadn't shared, it was so good! So, to my friendly commenter who recommended against these - I honestly wasn't out to prove you wrong, but I wonder if perhaps you hit a bad day? Or maybe the other flavours aren't as good - or maybe my love of tangy flavours (I like to overload things with lemon and ginger) is distorting my review. ;-) Either way, I'll be back to Floraditas for more!
Floraditas is located at 161 Cuba Street, Wellington, ph 04 381 2212, www.floraditas.co.nz
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ReplyDeleteI have been an enthusiastic Florries patron from the first week it opened,and love many of their gorgeous cakes.I haven't ever had a lemon lamington from there though.The lamingtons I did eat had a stodgy and thickish icing and that was enough to stop me from going back for another try.Lamingtons should have either a runny icing or if raspberry,be dipped in runny jelly and then coconut.And the cake should be a sponge.(According to me,lol).
However as you routinely feature various food that also really appeals to me,and I'm not in any way having a go at a fab and favourite cafe,I'm going to try the lemon lamington for myself.Watch this space.
Hehe, pleased to hear you'll give it a second go. But I do appreciate that different people like different things - I love my cakes dense and rich, but many prefer light and fluffy, for example. So I may have been pre-conditioned to like Florries' dense lamingtons. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm actually going there for the first time on Saturday, hope it lives up to all the hype (though I'm sure so many people can't be wrong!).
I love hearing your comments, by the way - look forward to getting your feedback if you do manage to try the lamington!