When Australian tourists come to Greece, they keep ordering Greek food as if they’ve been living in Greece.

They pronounce ‘souvlaki’, ‘tiropita’, or ‘gyros’ almost like the Greeks do!

The answer to this phenomena might be hiding behind numerous Greek tavernas in Australia thanks to the diaspora opening various Greek diners and fast food stores all over Australia. Well, this gave me the idea of devoting a recipe to all the Greeks in Australia!

I want to devote it to all friendly Australians who tend to accept Keto lifestyle quite often these days. And what better way to do it than making the famous Australian Lamington cake with Keto macros!

How to make Greek-Australian Lamington?

In this specific recipe, I wanted to ‘marry’ Greek amigdalopita (almond cake) to the well known Australian lamington.

Of course, to make a lamington properly, you will need some coating skills. The tasty cubes of amigdalopita will be coated with chocolate and shredded coconut.

So are you ready to jump into the adventure that will bring both the taste of Greece and Australia in one bite? Well, like a Greek kangaroo, let’s say ‘Opa’, and jump to the kitchen! No, there’s no such thing as Greek kangaroo, I am just trying to be allegorical here!

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Keto Lamington (Greek Australian version)

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins

Course: Keto Dessert
Cuisine: Australian Greek
Servings: 12 pieces
Author: Apollonas Kapsalis

INGREDIENTS

4 large eggs organic, free range
100 g melted butter grass-fed
2 tbsp stevia (or according to your sweetener power)
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp lemon juice organic
1 tsp ground vanilla bean organic
1 tsp cinnamon organic
1 cup almond flour
2 tbsp psyllium husk powder
100 ml sour cream
1/4 tsp sea salt
Coating
300 g chocolate almond coating (see the link for the recipe in the instructions)
12 tsp shredded coconut flakes A tsp per piece of cake

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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs with lemon juice, melted butter, stevia and sour cream. Add vanilla and cinnamon.
  • Combine the almond flour with psyllium and baking soda and sea salt.
  • Slowly keep adding the dry ingredients, spoon by spoon, into your egg mixture. Mix until it combines and creates a smooth mixture.
  • Place the mixture into a cake mould or baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake at 200ºC for 20 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool down and cut it into 4×4 cm squares.
  • Prepare the almond chocolate coating and use it while it’s still warm and soft. Coat each cube with the chocolate coating and then sprinkle from all sides with shredded coconut. Be careful not to add too much due to sugar content in shredded coconut.
  • Notes If you would like the coating to be more liquid, add some coconut milk and heat it until it gets unified.

Coated cake

Uncoated cake

Keto Lamington brings cultures together
Let me not forget the ultimate message behind this Keto Lamington cake, enjoy the life as a true and open-minded Ketonian that loves exploring different cultures and continents!

For more recipes like this one and info regarding the keto lifestyle, visit Greek Goes Keto.