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Calories in a lamington

A typical restaurant serving of a lamington (one bakery lamington, unfilled (about 70 g), about 70 g) is about 210 calories, usually 150–400.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called lamingtons, lammo, chocolate coconut sponge.

~210
Lamington

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein3 g
  • Carbs34 g
  • Fat7 g

One serving

Serving
one bakery lamington, unfilled (about 70 g)
Weight
~70 g
Per 100 g
~295

The dish

About a lamington

A lamington is a cube of sponge dipped in chocolate icing and rolled in desiccated coconut — Australia’s bakery classic. Australian lab data for unfilled bakery lamingtons is about 295 per 100 g, so a 70 g one is about 210. Jam-and-cream versions are bigger and richer.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 150 and another 400

  • Chocolate icing and desiccated coconut
  • Jam and cream filling
  • Size: finger, standard or a big bakery square

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick an unfilled one over jam and cream
  • Share a big bakery square
  • Have a lamington finger

Side by side

Next to other Café & desserts dishes

Café & desserts · typical restaurant servingAll about Café & desserts food →

  • Americano~10one 12 fl oz caffè americano, black (a US tall) · usually 5–80
  • Cappuccino~100one small café cappuccino, 12 fl oz · usually 60–180
  • Cold brew~110one 16 oz grande cold brew with vanilla sweet cream, as Starbucks makes it (black: 5) · usually 5–250
  • Iced coffee~150one medium 16 oz iced coffee with milk and sugar · usually 5–190
  • Flat white~170one 12 fl oz flat white with whole milk (a US tall) · usually 80–290
  • Chai latte~200one 16 fl oz café chai tea latte with 2% milk (a US grande) · usually 80–270
  • Lamington~210one bakery lamington, unfilled (about 70 g) · usually 150–400
  • Latte~210one medium café latte, 16 fl oz · usually 100–300
  • Mochi ice cream~210three pieces, about 35 g each · usually 140–330
  • Eggnog~230one cup (8 fl oz) of eggnog, without alcohol · usually 110–270
  • Glazed donut~250one medium glazed yeast donut · usually 190–450
  • Ice cream~250one generous parlor scoop in a cup · usually 130–500

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Australian Food Composition Database Release 3 — Cake, lamington, unfilled, F002159
  2. Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Australian Food Composition Database Release 3 — Cream, thickened, regular fat (~35%), F003270
  3. Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Australian Food Composition Database Release 3 — Jam, berry, F004600

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a lamington?

A typical restaurant serving of a lamington (one bakery lamington, unfilled (about 70 g), about 70 g) is about 210 calories, usually 150–400. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories in a lamington?

About 210 for a 70 g unfilled bakery lamington.

Does a jam and cream lamington have more?

Yes: thickened cream is about 340 per 100 g and berry jam about 260, so a filled one climbs fast.

Is a lamington lighter than a slice of cake?

Per 100 g it is moderate for a cake, about 295, mostly from sugar in the icing and fat in the coconut.

What changes the calories in a lamington?

Chocolate icing and desiccated coconut. Jam and cream filling.

How can I order a lamington lighter?

Pick an unfilled one over jam and cream. Share a big bakery square.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

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