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| Lady Lamington - wife of the former Queensland Governor Lord Lamington, after whom the world-famous Australian Lamington is named. |
The birthplace of the lamington has taken the iconic Australian cake off of the menu – 117 years after it was created.
Brisbane's Old Government House removed the chocolate and coconut covered sponge from the building's restaurant, The Pantry, six weeks ago because they were not selling, according to The Brisbane Times.
The sweet is believed to have been crafted in the house's kitchen in 1900 for Lady May Lamington, the wife of Lord Charles Wallace Lamington, Queensland's eight governor.
It is unknown who exactly created the small square cakes, but it is assumed the couple's chef French patisserie chef, Armand Galland, or cookery teacher Amy Schauer, constructed the lamington.
Ms Galland became friends with Lady Lamington while she lived in the house from 1896 to 1901.
'They just weren't selling,' Sarah Barnes, manager of Old Government House's restaurant told the publication.
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