Pavlova is a common and popular Australian meringue-based dessert, topped with whipped cream and sliced fresh fruit. The pavlova has been the cause of a controversy, as some believe it actually originates from New Zealand.
Lamingtons are an Australian dessert or snack, consisting ina cake or in small squares of sponge cake, which are dipped in chocolate and then rolled or covered in dessicated coconut. Often the squares are cut in half and filled with strawberry jam or cream.
