Lamington
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Lamingtons are a type of sponge cake (or more traditionally, butter cake) squares, coated in a layer of flavoured gelatin (or traditionally chocolate icing or strawberry jam), then desiccated coconut. They are sometimes served as two halves with a layer of cream between them, and are commonly found in New Zealand and Australian bakeries. Like many recipes common to both countries, there is dispute about who 'invented' the lamington, but it is fairly ubiquitous in both.
The gelatin is a thin mixture, into which squares of sponge (one cookbook states 4cm per side) are dipped, and the gelatin is absorbed into the outermost layers of the sponge where it sets. (Similarly, the strawberry jam or chocolate icing is absorbed into the sponge.) The squares are then dipped into the coconut and left to dry.