• CEOofmyhouse56
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    Vanilla slice, lamington, pavlova, hedgehog slice, lemon slice, mint slice, jelly slice? Which Aussie treat would you pick?

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      Depends who’s making it! The kitchen manager at work occasionally brings in a jelly slice and it’s just magnificent. I don’t know what she does but it’s divine. No lamingtons have ever topped the size and freshness of the ones I used to get in primary school on their annual fundraising lamington drive. I adore hedgehog, but there are too many dry lacklustre examples out there, and I’ve been frequently disappointed. As for pav, a perfect pav is food of the gods but again, so many meh ones out there. And vanilla slice is frequently an abomination, but a really good one is just… Hey can you guys just hang on a sec? (Inches towards front door) I’ll, um, I’ll be back in a minute, I’ve just got to, um, put petrol in the car (dashes out door without car keys)

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        did you know timtams are a pale australian copy of the original French patisserie small biscuit cake

        iow, they are all delicious if made well with good ingredients

        but I think pavs are most likely to be delicious, pretty hard to ruin fresh cream and fruit

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        I don’t know who’s making them but i can assure you all desserts will be tested by me. And they’re all👌

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      Vanilla slice if I had to pick. Prefer the European versions of it though.

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      Both vanilla slice and lamington. Why limit yourself to one. But lamington must have jam.

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      Probably jelly slice but I’m not sure what it is as I haven’t seen one.

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        Ok. Let me explain. It has a biscuit base like a cheese cake. The middle is like a panna cotta (like a really really weak custard made with condensed milk) and jelly on top. When it’s done really well, it beats all the rest because it’s not sickly sweet.

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          Oh then that’s probably not for me.

          Lamington but has to have jam in it.

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            If you’re at a kid’s party and a grandmother has made them, give them a go.

            Lamingtons MUST have jam.

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              The panna cotta doesn’t really agree with me.

              I don’t like cheesecakes so lamington it is!

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                I also don’t particularly like cheesecake. Bit then there is Roman cheesecake wich is more a whole baked ricotta as MF is fantastic, but a once a decade sort of thing

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      Lemon slice, then jelly slice a close second and vanilla third.

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      If made by my ex-housmate’s partner - hedgehog

      In the wild (and this might be influenced by the fact I have not had a good one since having to be GF) vanilla slice

      Edit: If I have to cook it: Pav. It’s my superpower

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        I’ve never made a pav because my mum makes good ones.

        If you go to a Gotham Doughnuts they do an awesome V which is a donut cross Vanilla slice in GF. I’m not responsible if you choose other GF delicacies while there.

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      Pavlova. With strawberry and blueberry and kiwifruit. Or passionfruit puree. I don’t really like the others and detest lamingtons. No, I guess I’ll never get my Australian citizenship…

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      Can I say fairy bread? Or chocolate ripple cake?

      But if I had to pick, probably hedgehog or pavlova. I’ve never had a jelly slice before!