Every food seems to have a national day, but Aussies should be particularly excited about this one. July 21 marks National Lamington Day, meaning you are legally required to indulge in the sweet treat.

Store-bought lamingtons from your local bakery or supermarket are already pretty damn good but nothing quite beats a homemade lamington.

To celebrate Lamington Day, the folks at Wiltshire have collaborated with Melissa Darr and Bonne Maman to bring us an epic spin on the traditional lamington with the below recipe.

If you thought chocolate lamingtons were all there was to the bakery delight, you would be wrong. The pink lamington is, in fact, superior, and this recipe for pink blackcurrant cream lamingtons will show you why.

Look, it’s a lot of effort, but you’ll come out with the fanciest, tastiest-looking lamingtons of your life.

If you want some sweet bakeware to go with your new lamingtons, check out the lineup from Wiltshire.

Now go out and indulge yourself on National Lamington Day.

Lauren Rouse is a writer at Lifehacker Australia

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